Airport Police Narcotics Bureau seized 15 chocolate-style packets of hashish from a passenger off a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok at 12:30 a.m. May 10.
Sri Lanka Police are investigating the death of an unidentified man whose body was found floating in the sea off the Port of Colombo on Sunday morning.
The Free Lawyers say COPF's eight-page report into the $2.5M Treasury cyber heist pins blame on junior staff and computers while sparing senior officials.
HC Santosh Jha and DFM Anil Jayantha Fernando agreed to fast-track the package — USD 350 million in concessional credit and USD 100 million in grants.
Mahinda Rajapaksa told media he would respond to the CIABOC summons in the Airbus probe. Chandrasena's final rites were held at Borella Cemetery on Sunday.
Health Minister Nalinda Jayatissa says MPs will coordinate central and provincial health services in every district to close planning and oversight gaps.
A 15-member expert committee chaired by Colombo VC Prof. Indika Karunathilake has been appointed to draft Sri Lanka's national medical education policy.
Preliminary 2026 voters' register on display at District Election Offices, GN divisions and NEC website; claims and objections accepted until June 5.
A 60-year-old father of three died when a Colombo–Talawakele bus collided with a three-wheeler in Yatiyantota on Sunday morning. Two others were injured.
President Dissanayake instructed officials to fast-track drinking water projects across 14 districts and prioritise domestic funding over foreign loans.
A 47-year-old Balapitiya resident died after a sharp-weapon attack in Ambalangoda on May 8. The suspect has fled and police are searching for him.
Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, the Anuradhapura Atamasthanadhipathi, has been arrested over alleged sexual abuse of a 15-year-old girl.
Seven suspects, including an alleged key distributor, arrested in Velmilla raid that recovered Rs.1.5 million worth of heroin and crystal methamphetamine.
Customs at Bandaranaike International Airport arrested a 37-year-old man from Pita Kotte with 512g of Kush worth Rs. 5.1 mn concealed in food packages.
Kapila Chandrasena, central figure in the Airbus bribery case, was found dead at a Colpetty residence. The Colombo Crime Division has taken over the probe.
Opposition MP Dilith Jayaweera said Kapila Chandrasena's death reflects the dark side of business entanglement in politics, calling for a proper investigation.
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila reported to Kuliyapitiya Police on Friday to give a statement over claims about a Treasury official's death.
ACMC suspended Kurunegala Deputy Mayor M. Ashardeen Moinudeen's party membership a day after CIABOC arrested him in Battaramulla over a Rs. 3 mn solicitation.
Western Province South Crime Division recovered 1.058kg of heroin and 3.034kg of crystal methamphetamine from a Madiwela resident following a tip-off raid.
CIABOC summons for former President Rajapaksa in the Airbus probe delivered to Carlton residence — less than a day after Chandrasena's death.
Sri Lanka Police arrested 540 people and inspected 27,615 individuals in islandwide crime and narcotics operations conducted on May 8.
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa called the 18% electricity tariff hike for consumers above 180 units 'extortion' targeting businessmen and industrialists.
Defence Secretary Sampath Thuyacontha and Vietnam Defence Minister Phan Van Giang discussed defence cooperation on the sidelines of President Tô Lâm's visit.
President directs Cabinet-level amendments, a dedicated narcotics court and faster rehabilitation as anti-drug operation crosses 168,000 arrests.