1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (180+ words) A Hambantota Port employee and a businessman have been arrested over an alleged racket involving the theft and sale of smart keys belonging to vehicles imported through the Hambantota Port. Investigations by port security personnel identified an employee suspected of…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (162+ words) Five Sri Lanka Air Force personnel, including an officer attached to the Mattala Air Force camp, and two civilians have been arrested over the alleged shooting and killing of deer roaming within the premises of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport....

5+ day, 25+ min ago   (73+ words) Two unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire at a three-wheeler driver in Rawathawatte, Moratuwa, today evening. The shooting took place at around 7 p.m. on Emanuel Mawatha. The target, a resident of Angulana, was not injured in the attack. The man…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (342+ words) Sri Lankan technology entrepreneur and computer scientist Sanjiva Weerawarna has raised questions over a Rs. 173.86 million consultancy contract approved by the Cabinet for an Asian Development Bank-funded tourism development programme. In a post on X, Weerawarna described aspects of the…...

6+ day, 17+ min ago   (71+ words) Newswire Man injured in Athurugiriya shooting A man has been injured in a shooting reported in the Walekade area of Athurugiriya. Two individuals who arrived on a motorcycle are reported to have carried out the shooting. Police said the victim…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago   (110+ words) Newswire Senior DIG Ajith Rohana retires after 38 years of service Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police, Ajith Rohana, retired from the Sri Lanka Police on Tuesday (8), bringing an end to a 38-year career in the service. Rohana, who most recently…...

1+ week, 22+ min ago   (156+ words) Sri Lanka Police have issued orders to freeze two properties worth more than Rs. 130 million allegedly purchased with proceeds from illegal drug trafficking in the Embilipitiya area. The properties, believed to be linked to two suspects, were identified following a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (159+ words) A motorist has highlighted concerns over what he described as a lack of awareness among some police officers regarding the green number plates issued for electric vehicles in Sri Lanka. In a post shared on social media, the motorist said…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (91+ words) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over the killing of his father in the Ukuwela area of Matale, Police said. Police launched an investigation after receiving information that a man had been attacked and killed in the Ukuwela area of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (130+ words) Sri Lanka Police have taken steps to freeze assets worth more than Rs. 15 million allegedly acquired through illegal activities by a suspected drug trafficker in the Weligama area. The investigation was launched following information received by the Inspector General of…...