3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (153+ words) ​January 2016 Incident: During a hearing for the Prageeth Ekneligoda disappearance case at the Homagama Magistrate's Court, Gnanasara Thero engaged in disruptive behavior, insulted state counsel, and committed contempt of court. ​Judicial Referral: Former Homagama Magistrate Ranga Dissanayake referred the matter…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (338+ words) Wimal Weerawansa and Udaya Gammanpila are named as the two key figures in this political wing. Both are alleged to have benefited financially from these diverted state funds, receiving substantial payments in exchange for publicly defending Gotabaya Rajapaksa. When Suresh…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (85+ words) (Lanka-e-News -09.Sep.2026,11.30 AM) The Sri Lanka Police reportedly arrested lawyer Achala Seneviratne unlawfully in Trincomalee on September 4. According to reports, the arrest was the culmination of a prolonged conspiracy allegedly involving the Attorney General’s Department and the police. The alleged…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (419+ words) (Lanka-e-News -05.Sep.2026,10.30 PM) A former close associate of Namal Rajapaksa, well-known businessman Nimal Perera, is reportedly set to give evidence against him in two separate cases, according to sources close to the investigation. The Attempt to Reach Nimal Perera Namal…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (382+ words) Investigation By Ruwan Weerakoon (Lanka-e-News -30.Aug.2026,9.00 PM) An investigation into the extraordinary case of Kumaran Pathmanathan — the LTTE's chief arms procurement officer who was arrested, never charged, and now lives openly in Kilinochchi. After Prabhakaran's death in May 2009, Pathmanathan attempted…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (340+ words) (Lanka-e-News -26.Aug.2026,3.30 PM) The Attorney General's Department told the Court of Appeal today that the arrest of former State Intelligence Service Director Suresh Sallay was based on reasonable suspicion, and firmly rejected allegations that CID Director Shani Abeysekara acted with…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (754+ words) Investigation within a drug cartel by Ruwan Weerakoon Kanjipani Imran Leaves Pakistan The man is a familiar traveller across Sri Lanka and India, and is internationally recognised — according to an Indian intelligence officer speaking exclusively to this investigation — as a…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (234+ words) (Lanka-e-News -18.Aug.2026, 11.50 PM) There is a moment in the President's meeting with the Bar Association of Sri Lanka that should be read slowly, because it is doing more philosophical work than the room may have realized. Asked, in effect, to…...