NewsFirst reports nearly five grams of narcotics seized. Hiru reports 15.26 grams of heroin and Rs. 924,770 in cash. A 16-year-old is among those arrested.
Prisons Department sources say Mandinu Padmasiri was injured in an altercation at Welisara and has been moved to the Welikada prison hospital.
P.M. Jayadeera named Irrigation Director General from 6 October as Dr. Weligepolage reaches compulsory retirement age, leading flood-warning department.
Angage Jagath Thilakasiri Perera was taken into custody over alleged bribery and is to be produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate.
The Illegal Assets Investigation Division froze a 15-perch plot and a two-storey house at Welipenna in a probe into the alleged drug trafficker.
The SLPP organiser, speaking from remand custody, listed the 323 containers, a USD 2.5m Treasury loss and unpaid Ditwah compensation against the government.
Cabinet has approved a hybrid model: a wholly Treasury-owned company holds the assets, the Air Force manages operations, and state funding runs to 2028.
National Hospital director remanded until 28 September in Easter case. Prosecutors claim 'medical conspiracy' as Salley withholds device passwords.
The 13th Sri Lanka-India naval exercise closed on 21 September. SLNS Sindurala worked with INS Kavaratti and INS Jyoti across harbour and sea phases.
Marc-André Franche said Sri Lankan laws are drafted in a closed process without technical or public input, and urged broad consultation on the 22nd Amendment.
The Western Province North Crimes Division traced a Kotikawatta suspect held with 5.6 grams of Ice to an alleged supplier at Webada, Weliweriya. It is the
Parliament has allocated two full days to the second reading of the 22nd Amendment and the Judicature Bill. The determination's contents remain unpublished.
The 41-year-old Matugama constable died at Pimbura Hospital after two motorcycles collided near culvert 67/2 on Sunday. No cause has been stated.
Hasitha Pradeep Kumara, 15, died on Sunday during heavy rain. He is the second death reported by Agalawatta Police from that day.
150 national schools and seven Colleges of Education were damaged. The audit's finding is that the loss was left out of the ministry's financial statements.
A three-judge Trial-at-Bar rules on 23,270 counts against 24 defendants, including Naufar Maulana — a separate case from the negligence trial decided in July.
Eranga Gunasekara credits revenue and forex management for taking Sri Lanka from bankruptcy to middle income. The reclassification is real; the Bank called it
The 2026-2028 GCM implementation plan was unveiled in Colombo seven weeks after Cabinet approval, with Minister Vijitha Herath delivering the keynote.
Eleven days after the Supreme Court voided his 2019 pardon, the BBS general secretary argues he is being punished for officials' procedural errors.
Police say the suspect identified as the shooter was carrying a hand grenade and was already wanted on a Horana Magistrate's Court warrant.
Western Province North Crimes Investigation Division officers seized a 9mm pistol, seven T-56-type rifles and more than 600 rounds in raids at two Kolonnawa
Justice Mayadunne Corea took oaths before the President on Monday, covering for Court of Appeal President Rohantha Abeysooriya, who is overseas until September
The CID arrested two former female Navy officers over the 2008 disappearance of two women from a detention centre inside the Trincomalee naval base. Both were
Purawesi Paliha convenor Sanjeewa Weerawickrama says Nimal Perera should face legal action in Sri Lanka, citing an SEC finding of insider dealing and a bond