3+ day, 14+ 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, 12+ 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, 14+ 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, 10+ hour ago   (781+ words) Retired Major General Suresh Sallay remains one of the most controversial figures in the country today, standing as a prime suspect in the Easter Sunday attack hearings before the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court. Since the case began, President's Counsel Shavindra…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (781+ words) Retired Major General Suresh Sallay remains one of the most controversial figures in the country today, standing as a prime suspect in the Easter Sunday attack hearings before the Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court. Since the case began, President's Counsel Shavindra…...

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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (248+ words) (Lanka-e-News -31.Aug.2026,11.45 PM) Two weeks ago, Lanka e-News exclusively revealed that a Dubai and Pakistan-based drug syndicate had dispatched a container of crystal methamphetamine, known as "Ice," toward Sri Lanka — a substance traffickers increasingly favour over heroin because of its…...

2+ week, 15+ 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, 4+ 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…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (434+ words) Investigation within a drug cartel By Ruwan Weerakoon Sources describe a woman known so far only by the name or code-name "Sandra," said to be a long-standing associate of Basik's and a frequent traveller to Sri Lanka. Preliminary source information…...