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Suspect arrested over retired army officer's kidnapping and robbery

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Mount Lavinia Police have arrested one of five suspects involved in the alleged kidnapping and robbery of a retired army officer in front of a showroom in Mount Lavinia. Police... Read More


26 campers to be sentenced for illegal reserve entry

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- 26 young people who illegally entered and camped in the Pidurutalagala reserve without permission will be sentenced on October 16. Nuwara Eliya Magistrate Lankangani Prabhuddhi... Read More


Young man dies during illicit liquor raid

Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- A young man has died after falling into a well while allegedly attempting to flee a police raid on an illicit liquor operation in Ramanathapuram. A team of officers from the Ra... Read More


Six fisheries harbors to be upgraded to Marinas

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- For the first time in Sri Lanka, six fisheries harbors will be converted to tourism and yacht marinas, said Chairman of the Chamber of Marine Industries of Sri Lanka, Kaushal Ra... Read More


Banks' Association calls for urgent reforms for economic recovery

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- Sri Lanka Banks' Association (SLBA) presented an economic recovery roadmap to Deputy Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando to strengt... Read More


New regulations for Cryptocurrency - CB Governor

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- There were no regulations to monitor or regulate buying and selling of cryptocurrency in Sri Lanka, Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe sai... Read More


World Ayurveda Day celebrated in Colombo

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- A special ceremony to mark World Ayurveda Day was held today (24) at the Post-Graduate Studies Faculty Auditorium of the University of Colombo. During the event, Minister of He... Read More


Sri Lanka Police launch public hotline for drug information

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- The Sri Lanka Police have introduced a new series of telephone numbers for the public to provide information on illicit drugs, including heroin, ice, cocaine, and cannabis. Thi... Read More


Alleged associate of 'Backhoe Saman' arrested

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has arrested a suspected close associate of the alleged underworld figure known as "Backhoe Saman". Allegedly, 6.1 kilogrammes of Kerala canna... Read More


T-56 rounds and a magazine found buried behind Midigama Ruwan's house

Sri Lanka, Sept. 24 -- 27 T-56 rounds and a magazine have been discovered buried behind the house of a person known as "Midigama Ruwan." Published by HT Digital Content Services with permission from ... Read More