23+ hour, 50+ min ago   (372+ words) The Kappetipola Police have arrested three suspects, including a beef stall owner from Bandarawela, after a 12‑day investigation into cattle thefts in the Welimada area. Police complaints indicate that about 100 cattle have been stolen from various parts of Uva Province…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (112+ words) The Coast Conservation and Coastal Resource Management Department on Thursday demolished fish stalls along the coast at Devata in Galle on the grounds they were unauthorised. A heavy police and Special Task Force (STF) presence was on site. Owners protested…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (1046+ words) More than 1,500 statements have been recorded so far in the ongoing investigations into the recent riots in Negombo, Mahara, Kuruwita and Magazine prisons, while concerns over prison overcrowding and delays in drug-related cases remain unresolved. The investigations by the Criminal…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (122+ words) The Sunday Times, Sri Lanka President’s Counsel Lakmali Karunanayake was sworn in as a judge of the Court of Appeal before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat on Thursday. She previously served as an Additional Solicitor General at…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (756+ words) There has been a notable rise in the reporting of child abuse cases in recent years, with this year’s reported cases escalating to 6,615 by August alone, compared to 5858 cases reported by August last year and 5725 cases by August in the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1017+ words) An incident thought to be a crocodile attack on a youth has taken a new twist, with investigators believing it to be a murder. Reports spread on Tuesday, September 1, that a body of a youth was being attacked and dragged…...

4+ week, 23+ hour ago   (564+ words) Due to limited rehabilitation facilities, drug-addicted children are kept in detention centres for a long period after being produced before court until they are referred to rehabilitation centres, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala said. He…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (172+ words) Earlier in the year, student groups of SCU also came together to organise several programmes in celebration of Poson Poya, one of the most significant religious occasions in Sri Lanka. The celebrations reflected the values of generosity, compassion, and togetherness…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (955+ words) Experts have called on the government to create a centralised management system to manage fire safety departments which remain under the control of local councils. They have also pointed out that empowering firefighters to take legal action against those ignoring…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (183+ words) All intervention petitions regarding Sallay’s Writ Application to be taken up on Friday The Court of Appeal has decided to consider all intervention applications on July 17, regarding the writ application filed by former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General…...