Category: Local News

The Sri Lanka Navy has intercepted a multi-day fishing vessel suspected of transporting narcotics in international waters south of Sri Lanka.

A 32-year-old man from Medamulana in the Weeraketiya area has been arrested by the Tangalle Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau for allegedly aiding and abetting a double murder.

An Agricultural Research and Production Assistant attached to the Diyaluma Agrarian Services Center has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 1.2 million.

Sri Lanka Customs has announced that it achieved its highest-ever single-day revenue of Rs. 2,470 million on Wednesday (October 15).

Former Director of the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka (SECSL), Nilu Dilhara Wijedasa, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met India’s Minister of External Affairs, Dr. S. Jaishankar, in New Delhi today (October 16).

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), paid a visit to “Mihindu Seth Medura” yesterday (October 15), reaffirming the Sri Lankan government’s unwavering commitment to the welfare and long-term care of differently-abled War Heroes.

Colombo Crime Division (CCD) officials have confirmed that steps are being taken to obtain detention orders for Ishara Sewwandi, the main suspect in the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, also known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa,” along with four others who were arrested in Nepal.

Ishara Sewwandi, the female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, also known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa,” who was arrested in Nepal yesterday (October 14), has arrived in Sri Lanka this evening (October 15).

Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake, who was involved in an incident with a police constable at the Mount Lavinia Court premises, appeared before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court today (October 15).

Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake, who is wanted by the police for arrest, is prepared to appear before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court, his lawyer informed the Court of Appeal today (October 15).

The National Police Commission has announced key transfers in the Sri Lanka Police, effective October 13, 2025.

Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal, seeking an order to prevent his arrest.

Two officers of the Police Special Task Force (STF) have left for Nepal to bring back five Sri Lankans, including the main suspect, Ishara Sewwandi, in the murder of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, also known as “Ganemulla Sanjeewa”.

A major drug haul weighing 839 kilograms has been recovered after 51 packages were found floating in the sea off Sri Lanka’s southern coast.