Dr Shafi files FR petition challenging his arrest & detention
Dr. Seigu Siyabdeen Mohamed Shafi, who was arrested allegedly accumulating assets via illegal means, has filed a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition with the Supreme...
Four soldiers dead, 3 injured as train hits army truck
At least 4 army soldiers were killed while another 3 soldiers were wounded after an army truck collided with a train in Kilinochchi, the...
Woman murdered, killer attempts to commit suicide
A 37-year-old woman was killed using a sharp weapon in Ranahinkanda, Deraniyagala.
Police reported that a person with a vocal impairment who had engaged in...
Rishad and Army Chief to appear before PSC tomorrow
Former Minister Rishad Bathiudeen is scheduled to appear tomorrow (June 26) before the Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.
Meanwhile the Commander...
6782 foreign nationals without valid visas in the country
The Department of Immigration and Emigration states that appropriate steps will be taken to deport 152 foreign nationals who remained in the country without...
15 families moved due to landslide threat
Fifteen families living in close proximity to the Karadiyana Waste Dump were evacuated from the area due to a threat of landslides.
Director of the Western...
Shop owner stabbed to death in Dehiwala
A man who attempted to rob a shop which sells building material in Dehiwala had stabbed the 63-year-old owner to death last evening (June...
Measures to limit import of supplementary crops
The government has turned its attention on restricting the importation of supplementary crops which are locally produced.
The Ministry of Agriculture stated that preliminary discussions...
Farmers stage protest demanding water for cultivations in Hulapane
A protest was held barring the Pothuvil – Siyambalandu main road in Ampara yesterday(June 24).
The protest was held against the destruction of 186 acres...
National security through racism?
General Secretary of the JVP, Tilvin Silva noted that the 04/21 attacks were not a threat to national security but were a direct threat to...
