The Methodist Church has accused three Buddhist monks of attacking an evangelist student in Mahiyanganaya on Sunday (4).
The Criminal Investigation Department has taken over the probe into multiple fatal poisoning from illicit liquor in the Pallewela and Mirigama area, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara told reporters today 5 Aug.
Six people including three police officers admitted to hospital following a brawl.
Police investigating yesterday collision at Waskaduwa that left six dead say the SLTB Bus driver's carelessness caused the head-on collision.
The Excise Department has collected fines totalling Rs. 68 billion this year in 24,150 raids of illicit brewers carried out across the country.
The Colombo High Court today issued arrest warrants against Nissanka Senadipathi and Palitha Fernando as they did not appear before court over the case filed against them for allegedly giving and accepting a bribe of Rs. 35.5 million in connection with the floating armoury of Avant Garde Maritime Services.
Less than a day after the National Police Commission (NPC) agreed to transfer two senior police officers out of the Kurunegala area on the request of the Acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickremeratne, the NPC has decided to stall the move.
The National Police Commission (NPC) will inform the Acting Inspector General of Police Chandana Wickremeratne today that they have approved the transfer of two top Police officers from the Kurunegala area because they are allegedly interfering in the investigations into the Shafi case.
The Navy has seized 50 kilogrammes of beedi leaves in search operations carried out in the Kachchativu Island off Jaffna and elsewhere in the Northern seas yesterday (31 July).
The Ministry of Finance today (31) issued a statement warning of organised fraudsters attempting to swindle Enterprise Sri Lanka-loan applicants.