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Nugegoda Additional Magistrate Sanjaya Lakmal Jayasinghe today (15) decided to sentence the accused, Chinese acupuncture practitioner Prasanna Deshapriya, on 28 October in connection with four cases filed against him for allegedly committing fraud by issuing dishonoured cheques amounting to Rs. 47.6 million to a businessman. The accused, Prasad Deshapriya, had been found guilty by the […]
The Government Analyst’s Department has received a range of modern forensic testing equipment aimed at further strengthening its DNA testing capacity and expediting the analysis of biological evidence. The equipment, provided with the assistance of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), was officially handed over this morning (Sep. 15) at the premises of the Government […]
Cabinet approval has been granted to publish the Appropriation Bill for the financial year 2027 in the Government Gazette and subsequently present it to Parliament for approval. The Cabinet had earlier approved the preparation of the 2027 Appropriation Bill at its meeting held on June 30, 2026. Following its preparation by the Legal Draftsman, the […]
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered to issue notice to the Director of the Colombo National Hospital, ordering him to appear before the court on Sep. 22 and provide an explanation on the failure to submit medical reports relating to former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) – Suresh Sallay, who is currently […]
Cabinet approval has been granted to declare September 25 – October 01, 2026 as ‘National Children’s Day Week – 2026’. The week is declared to raise public awareness of children’s rights and strengthen community participation in child protection.Children’s Day is celebrated annually in Sri Lanka on October 01, with the aim of promoting awareness of […]
A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (Sept.14). The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows :
today (Sep. 15) ruled that former IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon, former Deputy Inspector General Palitha Siriwardena, and Chief Inspector Induka Silva acted in accordance with a political agenda and violated the fundamental rights of former Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Senior Deputy Inspector General Ravi Seneviratne and former CID Director Shani Abeysekara. The Supreme Court delivered this […]
Director of Irrigation (Hydrology and Disaster Management) Engineer L. S. Sooriyabandara warned that minor flooding could occur in the low-lying areas of the Attanagalu Oya and Kalu Ganga if significant rainfall is received today (Sep. 15). He said water levels in the Attanagalu Oya and at Millakanda and Ellagawa along the Kalu Ganga are currently […]
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a landslide early warning for several areas in the Colombo, Kalutara, and Kegalle districts. The warnings were issued at 10.00 a.m. today (Sep. 15) and will remain in effect for a 24-hour period until 10.00 a.m. tomorrow (Sep. 16).Warning Level 1: Yellow (Watch) Colombo District: Kegalle District: […]
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday (Sep. 14) that it is conducting an investigation into the illegal departure from Sri Lanka by 03 main suspects allegedly linked to organised crime and drug trafficking, using a boat. Officers of the CID’s Maritime Crime Investigation Unit made this submission before Colombo […]
The person who allegedly operated the local drug network of ‘Kalubowila Avishka’, considered an organised criminal and large-scale drug trafficker, has been arrested. The suspect was arrested during a raid conducted in the Kohuwala, Kalubowila area based on a tip-off received by officers of the Organised Crime Prevention Unit of the Police Special Task Force […]
All 05 javelins used by World Athletics Ultimate Championship winner Rumesh Tharanga for his victories were broken and damaged during the flight on which he travelled back to Sri Lanka. Among the damaged javelins were the one with which he recorded a distance of 91.09 m in Budapest and the one with which he recorded […]
The Welfare Benefits Board (WBB) has announced that the ‘Aswesuma’ allowance for September will be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts tomorrow (Sept. 16). Accordingly, more than Rs. 9.1 billion (Rs. 9,181,696,250) is scheduled to be credited to the bank accounts of 999,053 beneficiary families under the first phase of the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefit scheme. Meanwhile, […]
A youth who sustained serious injuries after being attacked with a sharp weapon in the Kotahena area has died after being admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. The attack took place last night (Sept. 14), and the deceased was an 18-year-old youth. Police said he was a resident of the Wellampitiya area. Preliminary investigations have […]
The Joint Railway Trade Unions have decided to proceed with their planned two-day token strike on Sept. 17 and 18. The decision follows the failure to reach an acceptable decision regarding the removal of the General Manager of Railways. Joint Railway TU Co-Convenor Kasun Chamara Jayasekara confirmed this yesterday (Sep. 14) while issuing a special […]
