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Another Rs. 3 Mn fraud complaint against Damitha, husband

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Another complaint has been received against the actress Damitha Abeyratne and her husband for defrauding a person of Rs. 3.4 mn to send for a job in Korea. The Peliyagoda Divis... Read More


Two women found dead in Kalutara house

Sri Lanka, April 19 -- Two elderly women have been found dead inside a house in a suspicious manner in the Kalutara South Police division on Wednesday (17). Some neighbours living in the vicinity of ... Read More


Street vendor who refused food to tourist gets hefty bail

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- A Sri Lankan street food vendor who was arrested for demanding a massive price of Rs. 1,900 for a Kottu Roti portion from a foreign tourist and insulted him using abusive langua... Read More


Excise man who distorted singer Beddage's avurudu song remanded

Sri Lanka, April 18 -- The Kuliyapitiya Magistrate's Court ordered the remand of the Excise Department officer until April 22, for singing and releasing on social media, a distorted version of a popul... Read More


Notorious drug trafficker nabbed in STF raid

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- A notorious, 33-year-old drug trafficker was yesterday (16) arrested with 526 grams of Ice narcotics in his possession, by the Police Special Task Force (STF), during a raid con... Read More


Expressways generated Rs. 235 Mn in six days

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- The revenue of Expressways during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season this year has increased by around Rs.76 million compared to last year, the Road Development Authority (RD... Read More


Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project to be commissioned on April 24

Sri Lanka, April 17 -- The construction of the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project has been completed and testing level operations for the production of hydroelectricity have begun and that the t... Read More


Suspect held for sewing STF camouflage uniforms for students

Sri Lanka, April 11 -- A special probe has been launched by the Sri Lanka Police over the use of camouflage uniforms of the Police Special Task Force for a sports event in a school. Police Spokesman ... Read More


Drug peddler 'Madulawe Nimesh' arrested

Sri Lanka, April 11 -- A wanted drug smuggler named 'Madulawe Nimesh' who led the drug trafficking operations in Sri Lanka of a notorious underworld leader and drug dealer, as his main accomplice, has... Read More


Both factions lock SLFP HQ

Sri Lanka, April 10 -- The Acting Secretary General of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, MP Sarathi Dushmantha Mithrapala who attempted to enter into the SLFP Party Headquarters at Darley Road, Maradana ye... Read More