Monthly Archives: August 2026
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka on Wednesday for a one-day official visit, Newswire has learnt. Official details of the visit are expected to be announced following his arrival. Although the agenda has not yet been made public, the visit is expected to include meetings with Sri Lanka’s leadership […]
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to accelerate the drafting of legislation that would introduce house arrest as a lawful alternative to remand and imprisonment for eligible suspects and convicted offenders, as part of efforts to reduce overcrowding in Sri Lanka’s prisons. The proposal, submitted by the Minister of Justice and National Integration, […]
The Attorney General has informed the Colombo High Court that an appeal will be lodged against the recent ruling which found that charges under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) could not be maintained against alleged underworld figure Nadun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, widely known as ‘Harak Kata’, and four other suspects accused of conspiring to escape […]
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide warnings for several areas across the Kandy, Kegalle, Nuwara Eliya and Ratnapura districts, with the alerts remaining in force from 9.00 a.m. today (3 August) until 9.00 a.m. tomorrow (4 August). A Level 3 (Red) ‘Evacuate’ warning has been issued for the Pasbage Korale and Ganga […]