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In the wake of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s remarks on the plan for restructuring the school system, statistics reveal that 1,665 schools, including one national school, operate with fewer than 50 students each.
Sri Lanka Police have launched 24-hour hotline numbers to assist applicants facing difficulties obtaining Police Clearance Certificates while the online clearance system undergoes essential maintenance. Applicants can now submit requests through local police stations or, for those abroad, through close relatives or nearest Sri Lankan embassies. The online application process has been temporarily suspended pending system restoration.
Police have found that the driver arrested in connection with the fatal multi-vehicle accident in Mattakkuliya yesterday was driving under the influence of cannabis at the time of the crash.
දුම්රිය වෘත්තීය සමිති කිහිපයක් ආරම්භ කළ වැඩ වර්ජනය හේතුවෙන් අද උදෑසන නුගේගොඩ දුම්රිය ස්ථානයේ පිටව යන දොරටුව ඉබි යතුරු දමා වසා තිබීම නිසා අවිස්සාවේල්ල සිට කොටුව දක්වා ධාවනය වූ දුම්රියකින් නුගේගොඩට පැමිණි මගීන්ට දුම්රිය ස්ථානයෙන් පිටව යෑමට නොහැකි වීමෙන් දැඩි අපහසුතාවයකට පත් වූ බව මගීහු පවසති.
A corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda and Yoshitha Rajapaksa was taken up before the Colombo High Court today, with the court fixing the case for a pre-trial conference.
The committee appointed to safeguard lands in the Eastern Province convened for the second time yesterday (16) at the PresidentialContinue Reading
Police have found that the driver arrested over the fatal multi-vehicle crash in Mattakkuliya had consumed cannabis at the timeContinue Reading
An Office Assistant attached to the Fort Magistrate’s Court has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 500.
A driver involved in a fatal road accident in Mattakkuliya, Colombo, tested positive for cannabis following a medical examination. The crash killed three people and injured ten others, with the driver, identified as a local businessman, arrested.
Animals suspected of having rabies can no longer be arbitrarily killed or shot by police merely on suspicion under Sri Lanka’s newly introduced legislation on rabies control and dog registration, Veterinary Surgeon and Animal Welfare Coalition (AWC) Executive Member Dr. Chamith Nanayakkara said.
Officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) yesterday arrested a Court Office Assistant attached toContinue Reading
Police have released further details of the fatal multi-vehicle crash in Mattakkuliya that left three people dead and several othersContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Railways stated that train services will continue despite a strike by several railway trade unions, with services commencing as usual according to spokesperson Asanka Samarasinghe. The strike involves multiple railway associations but excludes the All Ceylon Railway Drivers' Association.
Minister of Environment Dr. Dhammika Patabendi announced plans to establish emergency disaster response units at the Divisional Secretariat level within two weeks, in coordination with District Disaster Management Centres, ahead of anticipated rainy weather conditions. Preparedness drills will also commence within the same timeframe to ensure effective disaster response.
A car caused a chain-reaction collision in Mattakkuliya, Sri Lanka, killing three and injuring ten, with the driver taken into police custody.
Showers are expected in several parts of Sri Lanka on Thursday, September 17, with fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 50 mmContinue Reading
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 17 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces. Fairly heavy showers above 50 mm are likely at some places in Galle, Matara, Kalutara and Rathnapura districts. Several spells of showers will occur […]
ඓතිහාසික ශ්රී දළදා මාලිගාවේ තැන්පත් කර තිබූ දෙවන විමලධර්මසූරිය රජු පූජා කළ පෞරාණික දළදා කරඬුව ඉවත් කර නව […]
Dashcam footage captures the horrific multi-vehicle crash in Mattakkuliya, Colombo, which left three people dead and 12 others injured. 📸Continue Reading
මට්ටක්කුලිය රාශපුලම් කන්ද හතරමං හන්දියේදී මෝටර් රථයක් වාහන හතක ගැටී පුද්ගලයන් තිදෙනකු මියගොස් තවත් අට දෙනකු තුවාල ලබා රෝහල් ගත කර ඇතැයි පොලිස් මාධ්ය කොට්ඨාසය සඳහන් කරයි.
