LNP - Miss World 2025: Sri Lanka’s Anudi Gunasekara set to shine at grand finale today

2025-05-31   |   Crime

The stage is set for one of the world’s most prestigious beauty pageants — Miss World 2025 — as the grand finale is scheduled to take place toda...

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LNP - Thai woman arrested at BIA with Rs. 510 million worth of cocaine hidden in teddy bears

2025-05-30   |   Crime

A female passenger from Thailand was arrested early this morning at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a large sto...

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LNP - BOC employees to withdraw from services in protest over allowance cuts

2025-05-29   |   Crime

The Ceylon Bank Employees’ Union says it has decided to withdraw from services in protest against the decision to reduce employee bonuses. The union...

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LNP - Assistant Controller of Immigration Dept arrested for issuing three passports for ‘Kehelbaddara Padme

2025-05-27   |   Crime

An Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested for allegedly issuing three forged passports for underworld ...

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LNP - Three arrested with heroin and ICE in Mount Lavinia

2025-05-26   |   Crime

Three individuals have been arrested for the possession of heroin and crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as ICE) during separate raids conducted ...

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LNP - ’’No beds, no rights’’: UK woman held over £1.2m Kush haul cries foul in Sri Lanka jail

2025-05-23   |   Crime

Sri Lanka’s Prisons Department yesterday has denied claims of mistreatment made by a British woman who was remanded on drug charges, insisting she i...

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LNP - Duminda Dissanayake arrested over ‘gold-plated’ T-56 firearm

2025-05-23   |   Crime

Former Minister and Anuradhapura District Organiser of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), Duminda Dissanayake, has been arrested by police. Police sa...

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LNP - Sri Lanka looks to modernize and digitize driving license for overseas use

2025-05-23   |   Crime

A discussion has been held on the challenges Sri Lankan citizens face in using their driving licenses overseas—especially in Italy and other Europea...

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LNP - Suspected gunman in Mount Lavinia shooting arrested

2025-05-19   |   Crime

The Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit has arrested the suspected shooter involved in the murder of a youth in a shooting incident tha...

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LNP - Salt prices not a matter to be taken with a pinch of salt

2025-05-18   |   Crime

Sri Lanka, currently facing a severe salt shortage and salt prices increasing rapidly, 1 kilogram packets of crystal salt reportedly being sold at pri...

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