Drug Traffickers use Narco-Cat to send heroin to prison

Prison Intelligence discovered a cat close to the Colombo Magazine Prison on Saturday with a small pack of heroin tied around its neck.



Heritage site demolition: ‘Justice delayed’

Former Parliamentarian Patali Champika Ranawaka says the law has not been enforced against those responsible for the demolition of the 13th Century building in Kurunegala despite the lapse of 15 days since the incident.



JVP: Government ready to sell Colombo East Terminal to India

All arrangements have been made to sell the East Container Terminal of the Colombo South Harbour to India, the JVP alleges.



Cash worth Rs. 56 million seized from Dematagoda

Cash worth USD 140,000 and Rs. 30 million have been discovered from a house in the area of Dematagoda, the Police said.



Premalal Jayasekara issued death sentence

Former Parliamentarian and candidate of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Premalal Jayasekara and two others have been issued the death sentence by the Ratnapura High Court over a shooting in Kahawatte that resulted in the death of an individual.



37 more suspended from UNP

Party membership of another 37 UNP local government members temporarily suspended for supporting other political parties, the Legal Secretary of the UNP stated.



Interim order issued suspending Avant Garde case hearing

The Court of Appeal today issued an interim order staying High Court trial proceedings pertaining to the Avant Garde Bribery case filed against Avant Garde Chairman Nissanka Yapa Senadhipathi and Rtd. Major General Palitha Fernando.



Brazil’s first lady tests positive for COVID-19

Brazil’s first lady Michelle Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday, President Jair Bolsonaro’s press office announced in a statement.



Modern Technology to Resolve Human-Elephant Conflict – President

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa said modern technology will be utilised to resolve the long simmering human-elephant conflict.



Shani Abeysekara arrested

Former Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekara has been arrested by the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD).



Coronavirus outbreak in Sri Lanka – 30 July 2020

Latest statistics on the outbreak of Coronavirus / COVID-19 in Sri Lanka for the day 30 July 2020, according to the Health Promotion Bureau.



Employee of Lankapura Divisional Secretariat tests COVID-19 positive

The Lankapura Divisional Secretariat office in Pollonnaruwa has been temporarily closed from today (30) after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19, Pollonnaruwa Regional Director of Health Services Dr. W. K. W. S. Kumarawansa said.



Two state officials arrested with Ice worth Rs. 2.5 million

Two officials from the Kelaniya and Kolonnawa district secretariats have been arrested while transporting 250 grams of crystal methamphetamine, also known as ‘ice’.



Only UNP can revive the economy – Ranil

Leader of the United National Party Ranil Wickremesinghe says only the UNP is capable of reviving the country’s economy, which has been left in dire straits in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.



Amaraweera promises to develop public transport, stop giving vehicles to politicians

Transport Services Management Minister Mahinda Amaraweera says that the transport sector will be developed in such a way that the government will be able to scrap the duty-free vehicle scheme for MPs.



UNP faction trying to scare SJB supporters – Maddumabandara

The UNP faction led by Ranil Wickremesinghe is trying to scare and mislead UNP Local Government members who are supporting the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) at the General Election, former Minister Ranjith Maddumabandara said yesterday.