3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (169+ words) Actor Hemal Ranasinghe has been released under conditions following a settlement over an alleged assault on film critic Lakmina Ranasinghe. Mount Lavinia Magistrate Kanchana Neranjala Silva ordered his release on Thursday (10) after a Mediation Board report was submitted to court....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (130+ words) The newly renovated Bambalapitiya Railway Station was reopened for public use today (Sept. 10) under the Dream Destination national programme, implemented alongside the Clean Sri Lanka initiative. The station was upgraded through a public-private partnership at a cost of Rs. 60 million,…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (160+ words) Sri Lanka Police have launched an internal investigation after identifying shortcomings and omissions in the ongoing probe into illegal drugs allegedly concealed in two containers imported from Pakistan. Police said the two containers had been transported to Sri Lanka from…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (109+ words) The 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill will be taken up for debate in Parliament during their second reading on September 24 and 25. According to the Department of Communication of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, the decision was taken…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (243+ words) SLPP’s Milinda Rajapaksa, representing a civil society organisation, has raised concerns over what he described as growing threats to individual liberty, the rule of law and institutional checks and balances in Sri Lanka during an intervention at the UN Human…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (230+ words) A court assistant has been remanded until Sept. 22 over allegations that he accepted a Rs. 750,000 bribe from the wife of former deputy minister Sarana Gunawardena, promising to secure a reduced sentence for her husband in an ongoing bribery case. Colombo…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (79+ words) A 17-year-old boy was injured in a shooting in the Aturugiriya police division on Tuesday night (8), police said. The shooting occurred in the Godagama Road area, where two unidentified individuals who arrived on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire at the…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago   (132+ words) Minister Vijitha Herath clarified today that the case relating to the arrest of SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa was not filed by the current administration but during Ranil Wickremesinghe’s tenure. Speaking at the post‑Cabinet media briefing today, the Minister stressed…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (211+ words) India has agreed to continue providing technical and other assistance to Sri Lanka to strengthen efforts to control tuberculosis, following bilateral talks between the two countries’ health ministers. Sri Lankan Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa met Indian…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (81+ words) Rajapaksa called on the Government to focus on reducing the cost of living and providing relief to people facing economic pressure. Notably, Rajapaksa made no reference to his arrest or the ongoing case during his speech. Rajapaksa was brought to…...