Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala says arrangements are complete to clear 9,000 backlogged Government Analyst reports and send them to courts this month.
The Sri Lanka Grama Niladhari Union says officers will stop working Saturdays from today, after a two-day sick-leave campaign drew no government response.
IGP says 73 Red Notices issued, 100+ more pending. International support secured for suspect extradition.
The Navy has deployed security personnel at Iranawila in Chilaw after a fishing vessel believed to be Indian washed ashore on Saturday morning.
Footage circulated as showing Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara livestreaming while driving in 2026 was recorded in August 2023, a fact-check found.
Deputy Minister Namal Sudarshana says the NCPA and the Probation Department are acting to secure the future welfare of the girl found abandoned at Wattegama.
A 40-year-old Ragama man shot by two gunmen who arrived on a motorcycle at Huludagoda Road, Mount Lavinia, has died at Kalubowila hospital, police say.
Navy appoints a board of inquiry into the Angulana fast attack craft accident as salvage begins and the search for a missing sailor continues.
A 27-year-old Rajagiriya resident died after a clash between two groups at a Nawala restaurant. Welikada Police say no arrests have been made so far.
Criminal defence lawyer Darshana Kuruppu says Sri Lanka must fix investigation and evidence failings before reintroducing the death penalty.
A 34-year-old from Mampuriya was arrested by the Wariyapola Computer Crime Investigation Division after the woman complained to the unit.
Police say the man had fallen about five days before his body was spotted in Ellahena, Ayagama, with the Army called in to help with the recovery.
Prison sources say 'Backhoe Saman' declined to attend funeral of his mother, shot dead in Middeniya on August 12.
Customs officers found 176 cartons hidden in four bags after the 45-year-old passed through the Green Channel at Katunayake.
Residents of the southern coastal village say the recently opened facility lacks the necessary approvals and want authorities to investigate.
Caucus co-chaired by Sajith Premadasa hears expert reports on El Niño resilience and human-elephant conflict, citing Odisha's cyclone evacuation model.
The special committee chaired by Minister Vijitha Herath has recalled Election Commission officials to discuss how the polls should be conducted.
Five arrested after police found a lorry driver sold Rs. 800,000 worth of Grade 1 Tamil textbooks to a waste paper collector for Rs. 47,000.
The Lotteries Board chairman told a COPE subcommittee the illegal lottery-linked betting scheme is now second only to drugs in its social damage.
Agriculture Minister Lal Kantha says he will not contest from Kandy; clarifies decision is personal, not political.
Harshana Nanayakkara says Rs. 800 million has been allocated to the Mediation Boards Commission, with land boards now in all 25 districts.
The National Child Protection Authority receives 600 to 1,000 complaints a month, with neglect, abandonment and physical and psychological abuse all increasing.
Police say the man gathered information on prison officers for an overseas crime figure known as 'Kos Malli'; NewsFirst reports he planned to kill two of them.
Police say the pair transported firearms used in the August 1 Kandawala Junction shooting and helped the gunman hide afterwards.