The President’s Media Division (PMD) has rejected reports that 3,089 people were accommodated inside Presidential Residences in 2025, clarifying that the figure cited in the Auditor General’s report ...

Five people have reportedly died after a fire broke out at a helmet manufacturing factory in the Katuwana Industrial Zone in Homagama earlier today (21), according to Homagama Police. Police said the ...

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) C.D. Wickramaratne died after sustaining a gunshot wound at his residence in Athurugiriya on Friday. He was rushed to the Mulleriyawa Hospital following the ...

Former Provincial Councillor Jayalath Bandara Dissanayake, the brother of former Minister S.B. Dissanayake, has been arrested over an alleged financial fraud involving Rs. 27.5 million, police said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that investigations into the alleged ‘Krrish’ transaction involving MP Namal Rajapaksa have uncovered a ...

An Airbus A330 passenger aircraft that departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for Istanbul, Türkiye, on Saturday morning (11) was reportedly struck by a bird shortly after take-off. As ...

Veteran vocalist Mariazelle Goonetilleke has passed away at the age of 68, according to family sources. Sources indicate that she passed away early this morning (10) while receiving treatment at the ...

Former Western Province Chief Minister Prasanna Ranatunga has been ordered by the Colombo High Court to complete the payment of Rs. 10 million in compensation arising from his bribery conviction on or ...

A 73-year-old Indian national was among those killed during the recent violent unrest at the Negombo Prison, Police said. According to the Police Media Division, the inmate died during the clashes ...

Opposition MPs Namal Rajapaksa, Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Anuradha Jayaratne, D. V. Chanaka and Chanaka Madugoda on Tuesday launched a new political platform titled “A Team – Next Wave”, aimed at ...

The death toll from the renewed unrest at Negombo Prison on Monday (6) has risen to 25, according to Police. Hospital sources said that, among the bodies identified so far, four were prison officers ...

Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara said he accepted full responsibility for the violent clash at Negombo Prison, which claimed the lives of 25 people. Expressing shock and sadness over the incident ...