- August 8, 20260 CommentShani Abeysekara promoted as DIGCOLOMBO : Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shani Abeysekara has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).Loc
- August 8, 20260 CommentOne prisoner killed when 40 inmates broke out of their cells at the New Magazine Prison in ColomboCOLOMBO : Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told parliament on Friday that one prisoner was killed when 40 inmates broke out of their cells at the New Magazine Prison in the capital, Colombo, late on ThursdaTwo more prisoners were killed on Friday morning during a second riot at Kuruwita prison, about 80km (50 miles) from...Local
- August 8, 20260 CommentNational Water Supply Board (Amendment) Bill Passed : Focus on Administrative EfficiencyAFRA ANSAR COLOMBO The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (Amendment) Bill was passed by the Parliament of Sri Lanka Thursday,August. 6. The bill was presented for its first reading in Parliament on 21 July 2026 by the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Dr. Susil Ranasinghe. The amendment aims to improve the administrative...Local
- August 8, 20260 CommentSoldiers Brave Mahaweli Waters amid Rising Flood to Save a WomanCOLOMBO : From major floods and landslides to individual emergencies, the Sri Lanka Tri-Forces remain ready to respond whenever people are in danger.Thursday pmorning (06 Aug), Army Corporals S/629506 Sandamal ADM and S/629417 WijewardenaDMTI, while performing their duties at School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Gannoruwa in,Kandy received information a woman struggling in the Mahaweli...Local
- August 7, 20260 CommentBill to revise judges’ retirement age is gazetted on Friday, August. 7The Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution Draft Bill, which includes provisions to amend the retirement age of Supreme Court and Appeals Court judges along with other amendments, has been published in the official government gazette. The Constitutional Amendment proposes raising the mandatory retirement age of Supreme Court Justices from 65 to 67 and the retirement...Local
