3+ hour, 20+ min ago  (283+ words) The Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been instructed to take stern action against vehicles fitted with horns that are causing noise pollution in the country. These instructions were given at the meeting, convened on the direction of the President,…...

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (187+ words) Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) politburo member Duminda Nagamuwa has been ordered by the Colombo Fort Magistrate to appear before the Digital Forensics Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Mr. Nagamuwa appeared before court today in relation to an allegation that…...

10+ hour, 13+ min ago  (154+ words) Six bodies'comprising two females and four males'have been recovered from among a group of individuals who were reportedly swept away while bathing in the Deduru Oya in the Kuratiyagahamula area of Kobeigane. The incident occurred yesterday (16), and the victims had…...

8+ hour, 48+ min ago  (331+ words) Armed assailants wielding machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades stormed a commercial vessel off the coast of Somalia on Thursday, British authorities confirmed." The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a British military body that monitors shipping activity, issued an urgent…...

9+ hour, 13+ min ago  (153+ words) The former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and a Police Constable attached to the Sooriyakanda Police station have been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in connection with the alleged killing of a Sambar deer, police said. It is reported that…...

10+ hour, 53+ min ago  (209+ words) Five persons including a female have been arrested over a gem heist worth Rs 6. 5 million in Kalutara North area, stated the Police. Police had received a complaint on the theft of 03 gems which had been brought over for a sale…...

8+ hour, 59+ min ago  (258+ words) A Kalutara Municipal Council member who assaulted a person during a protest staged by a group of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) activists in the Kalutara town under the leadership of former Minister Ajith P. Perera this evening (28) has been arrested by…...

2+ hour, 15+ min ago  (256+ words) Opposition Leader of the Negombo Municipal Council Royce Fernando, who was arrested over an alleged incident of breaking and entering into a house, assaulting an individual and stealing private property, has been remanded until the 17th of July, says Ada Derana…...

5+ hour, 16+ min ago  (330+ words) A tuition teacher has been arrested by the National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) on the charges of sexually abusing a 12-year-old boy. The Special Investigation Unit of NCPA had launched investigations into a complaint lodged in July 2020, regarding a tuition…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago  (149+ words) All manufacturers, producers, store owners and traders are now required to have a receipt, bill or invoice for goods in their possession, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says. According to the CAA, the relevant receipt, bill or invoice should mention…...