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Former SriLankan Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe remanded

Former Sri Lankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe, the elder brother of Shiranthi Wickramasinghe Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been remanded until...

Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested by the Bribery Commission

Former Sri Lankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe has been arrested by the Bribery Commission. He was arrested in connection with an investigation into the purchase...

Former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Fisheries Harbours Corporation Upali Liyanage arrested

Former Chairman of the Lanka Fisheries Harbours Corporation, Upali Liyanage, has been arrested by the Bribery Commission. This is on the basis of corruption charges...

Sri Lanka Police issues warning about crimes committed through Social Media

The Sri Lanka Police state that recent investigations conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department have observed a rapid increase in the number of citizens...

Indictments filed against Keheliya, his wife, three daughters and son-in-law

The Bribery Commission filed indictments against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, his wife, three daughters and son-in-law before the Colombo High Court today under the...

Former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta arrested

Former Health Ministry Secretary Janaka Chandragupta has been arrested by the Commission on Anti-Corruption (CIABOC) after giving statements in connection with the importation of...

Indictments against 12 including Keheliya

The Attorney General has filed indictments before a three-judge bench of the Colombo High Court against twelve defendants, including former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella,...

Sri Lankan Kottu, Vatallappam join Oxford Dictionary

Several unique Sri Lankan words have been added to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) in the June 2025 update. Among the new entries, the term...

Transfers in the Police and Prisons Departments

Thirty-two senior police officers, including nine Deputy Inspector Generals and 16 Senior Superintendents of Police, have been transferred with immediate effect. That is with the...

Railway technicians on strike

Railway technicians and railway technician assistants have begun a symbolic strike from 7 am today until 7 am tomorrow, citing an overtime issue. Due to...

Shooting at Kohuwala

Two unidentified persons who arrived on a motorcycle at a house on the Kalubowila Temple Road in Kohuwala early this morning (15) opened fire...

President returns to the island after concluding official visit to Germany

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake returned to the island from the Katunayake Airport this morning (15) after concluding his four-day official visit to Germany. Minister of...

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