Monthly Archives: September 2025
(LKPost.LK): Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama on Tuesday (23) ordered the release of former Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando on bail, following his arrest by the Bribery Commission over allegations of financial misconduct. Fernando was granted bail on a cash bail of Rs. 50,000 along with three personal sureties of Rs. 1 million each. […]
(LKPost.LK): The Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced former Controller General of Immigration and Emigration Harsha Illukpitiya to two years in prison for contempt of court. The ruling came after Illukpitiya disregarded an interim order suspending Sri Lanka’s e-visa process. The order was issued in response to widespread criticism and legal challenges over the government’s agreement […]
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has declared that his country will never give up its nuclear weapons, though he expressed conditional openness to renewed dialogue with the United States. Speaking at the Supreme People’s Assembly in Pyongyang, Kim said Washington must first abandon its demand for denuclearization if it truly seeks talks. His remarks were […]
Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama on Monday (22) ordered former Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa to be further remanded until September 30. The ruling came as the court considered a bail application filed on Rajapaksa’s behalf in connection with charges under the Public Property Act. The Magistrate determined that there were insufficient grounds to release him […]
In one of the largest anti-narcotics operations in recent history, Sri Lankan authorities have seized nearly 600 kilograms of heroin and crystal methamphetamine (ICE) during coordinated raids across the southern region. Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala hailed the breakthrough, stressing the government’s intensified crackdown on criminal networks that have long operated under political protection. […]
Colombo, September 22, 2025 – A fresh weapons discovery in Middeniya has raised new concerns over the reach of organized crime in Sri Lanka, with investigators once again encountering the notorious “K.P.I.” marking. Police recovered two gold-colored T56 magazines, 115 rounds of T56 ammunition, a hand grenade, and a damaged 9mm pistol from a house […]
COLOMBO (News 1st); A fire broke out on the fifth floor of a building along First Cross Street in Pettah on Thursday. The Colombo Municipal Council Fire Department confirmed the incident and said five fire engines were dispatched to bring the blaze under control.
In a landmark step to strengthen child protection, the Ministries of Justice and Women & Child Affairs, with support from the EU and UNICEF, unveiled a transformative child-friendly justice model in Kandy. The initiative introduces a coordinated, child-sensitive system—from reporting violence to sustained care—addressing long-standing gaps in Sri Lanka’s justice and protection framework. Key reforms […]
Sri Lanka has restarted work on the long-delayed Kadawatha–Mirigama section of the Central Expressway, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake inaugurating the project on Tuesday (17). The 37-kilometer stretch, abandoned for more than three years, is being revived with a Rs. 229.5 billion investment — a mix of concessional financing from China’s Exim Bank and local […]
The Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday (17) granted police approval to detain and interrogate Sampath Manamperi for seven days in connection with a major narcotics investigation. Manamperi, who surrendered to the court through his attorneys, is suspected of links to the recent seizure of chemical substances believed to be used in manufacturing “Ice” (crystal methamphetamine). […]