LNP - Thai woman arrested at BIA with Rs. 510 million worth of cocaine hidden in teddy bears
A female passenger from Thailand was arrested early this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a large sto...
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LNP - BOC employees to withdraw from services in protest over allowance cuts
The Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union says it has decided to withdraw from services in protest against the decision to reduce employee bonuses. The union...
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LNP - Assistant Controller of Immigration Dept arrested for issuing three passports for ‘Kehelbaddara Padme
An Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested for allegedly issuing three forged passports for underworld ...
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LNP - Three arrested with heroin and ICE in Mount Lavinia
Three individuals have been arrested for the possession of heroin and crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as ICE) during separate raids conducted ...
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LNP - ’’No beds, no rights’’: UK woman held over £1.2m Kush haul cries foul in Sri Lanka jail
Sri Lanka’s Prisons Department yesterday has denied claims of mistreatment made by a British woman who was remanded on drug charges, insisting she i...
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LNP - Duminda Dissanayake arrested over ‘gold-plated’ T-56 firearm
Former Minister and Anuradhapura District Organiser of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Duminda Dissanayake, has been arrested by police. Police sa...
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LNP - Sri Lanka looks to modernize and digitize driving license for overseas use
A discussion has been held on the challenges Sri Lankan citizens face in using their driving licenses overseas—especially in Italy and other Europea...
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LNP - Suspected gunman in Mount Lavinia shooting arrested
The Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested the suspected shooter involved in the murder of a youth in a shooting incident tha...
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LNP - Salt prices not a matter to be taken with a pinch of salt
Sri Lanka, currently facing a severe salt shortage and salt prices increasing rapidly, 1 kilogram packets of crystal salt reportedly being sold at pri...
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LNP - Motorcycle rider involved in Mount Lavinia shooting arrested
The rider of the motorcycle involved in the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old youth near the Sylvester Road junction in Mount Lavinia has been arrested ...
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LNP - Warrant issued for arrest of ex-minister Mahindananda
The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of former Agriculture Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage over the alleged im...
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LNP - Ex-President Ranil defended Chamara Sampath after appeal by MP’s wife, court told
The complaint filed by the Bribery Commission against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake was taken up before Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali toda...
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LNP - Two suspects arrested with over 2kg heroin in Gonapola
The Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) has arrested two suspects during a raid conducted in the Gonapola area, within the Kahathuduwa police division, for ...
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LNP - ‘Teacher Amma’ appears before court
It was reported that she had allegedly kicked the young man in the testicles, after which he was admitted to the Negombo Hospital for treatment. Follo...
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LNP - Algerian girl robbed, thrown off cliff in Ella: Retired cop arrested
A retired police inspector working as a taxi driver was arrested today (13) in Nuwara Eliya for allegedly drugging a 26-year-old Algerian tourist, ste...
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LNP - Two persons arrested in connection with shooting incident in Mount Lavinia
Two individuals have been arrested in connection with the murder of a person in a shooting incident that occurred at a junction adjacent to the Sylves...
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LNP - Passengers’ belongings in Gerandi Ella bus accident safely stored: Police
The belongings of the passengers involved in the recent bus accident that occurred in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda—including travel bags, mobile phones, an...
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LNP - Popular actress Semini Iddamalgoda arrested by Welikada Police
Popular actress Semini Iddamalgoda has been arrested by the Welikada Police. She has been arrested over seven pending warrants issued in relation to f...
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LNP - Bomb scare at Russian Embassy: German woman arrested and questioned
A German national woman has been arrested by the Cinnamon Gardens Police in connection with the recent suspicious incident involving a laptop left nea...
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LNP - Court directs AG to explore resolution in national cricketers’ employee status dispute
The Court of Appeal today directed the Attorney General to inform court whether there is a possibility of resolving the issues concerning Sri Lanka's ...
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LNP - ‘Divi Neguma’ officer gets 20 years RI, loses civil rights for soliciting sexual bribe
A ‘Divi Neguma’ development officer has been sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo High Court for soliciting a sexual brib...
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LNP - Ex-Minister Keheliya arrested by Bribery Commission
Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABO...
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LNP - SLTB officers remanded for soliciting bribe
Two officials attached to the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) Eastern Province Regional Office were remanded till May 9, by Colombo Chief Magistrate ...
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