Police have arrested a 40-year-old man in connection with the murder of a restaurant owner and the wounding of a woman in Soysapura, within the Mount Lavinia Police Division, on October 20.

The government’s proposed counterterrorism and organised crime legislation risks perpetuating human rights abuses associated with the Prevention of Terrorism Act(PTA), Human Rights Watch has warned, raising concerns over arbitrary detention, torture, surveillance and restrictions on civil liberties.

Partial results from Israel's general election show veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading his rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, but is still short of a majority in parliament.

The Welfare Benefits Board has taken steps to remove 1,391,830 beneficiaries under the revised selection process of the Aswesuma welfare benefits programme.

An Indian national has been taken into custody by Sri Lanka Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake, along with a haul of cocaine and ecstasy pills, with an estimated total street value of around Rs. 454 million.

A discussion on preparing plans to attract strong investors to Sri Lanka’s mineral industry has been held at the Presidential Secretariat today (28), under the leadership of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

A man suspected of being involved in several thefts has passed away after being taken to hospital while in police custody, following his capture and tied to a tree by villagers in the Baddegama area of Kobeigane.

The Severe Cyclonic Storm “Arnab” over the Bay of Bengal has crossed the Andra Pradesh coast and weaken into a Cyclonic Storm, according to the Department of Meteorology.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando has stated that several media reports concerning the case against him, which was taken up at the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (28), are entirely false and misleading.

Indika Sampath, also known as ‘Uragaha Indika’, an organised criminal figure allegedly linked to numerous murders and other criminal activities in Sri Lanka, has been arrested by security authorities in Dubai.

A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and representatives of tourism industry associations has been held at the Presidential Secretariat today (28) to discuss achieving the targets of generating US$10 billion...

A high-speed train slammed into the rear of another train that had stopped, derailing two cars and killing at least 64 people on Wednesday in central Spain, authorities said.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has initiated an investigation into the death of a person, who reportedly died following an alleged assault by officers of the Homagama Police Station after being taken into custody.

The former Officer-in-Charge of the Crimes Division at the Homagama Police Station, who had been interdicted in connection with the death of a young man while in police custody, has been arrested by the officers of the Western Province South Divisional Crimes Division.

Philippines President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has honored outgoing Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Philippines Chanaka Harsha Talpahewa for his contributions to strengthening Philippine-Sri Lanka relations.

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for several Divisional Secretariat divisions across the country due to prevailing adverse weather conditions.

Former Chairman of the National Youth Services Council (NYSC), Lalith Piyum Perera, has been granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The very severe cyclonic storm “Arnab,” which was located over the west-central Bay of Bengal, has crossed the coast of Andhra Pradesh, India, according to the Department of Meteorology.