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The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today issued a reminder to the Government Analyst, requesting steps be taken to submit the reports regarding the unknown drugs found at the scene of the death of former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer (CEO)...

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated in Parliament today that although a question regarding the unrest that occurred at the Negombo Prison, which was scheduled to be presented on 8 July 2026, had been submitted under Standing Order 27(2), he was...

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the court today that investigations into the case involving former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake have been completed. The CID further informed the court that the case-related investigation files have...

The opposition was seen wearing black armbands in Parliament today as a mark of protest against the government over the incident that took place at the Negombo Prison.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested the Land Registrar attached to the Colombo Land Registry Office for allegedly providing official land registry documents to outside parties and aiding and abetting organized criminal activities. The suspect, who served as the...

Former Minister Jagath Pushpakumara was arrested today (08) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). The arrest was made in connection with an investigation being conducted by the Bribery Commission. According to reports, the former minister...

An inmate who was transferred to the Angunakolapelessa Prison following the unrest at the Negombo Prison has also died. Meanwhile, another inmate who had been transferred to the Boossa Prison also died after suffering a sudden illness. He passed away...

On 05 July 2026, the foundation stone was laid for the construction of 57 new housing units at Cannavarella Plantation Estate in Badulla district by Sri Lanka’s Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure, Hon. K.V. Samantha Vidyaratna, and Consul General...

Construction of the Kadawatha-Meerigama expressway, a China-funded highway in Sri Lanka, ground to a halt in 2022 as the country's economic crisis took hold. Work had begun under an agreement combining Chinese loans with contributions from the Sri Lankan government,...

Sharmala Kanagasundram’s ‘Portrait of a Colombo Tamil Family’ launched in Colombo, 43 years after ‘Black July’ A deeply personal account of loss, resilience and renewal, ‘Portrait of a Colombo Tamil Family’ by Sri Lanka-born Sharmala Kanagasundram has been launched in...