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Madagascar’s military has taken charge of the Indian Ocean island, an army colonel said on Tuesday, after President Andry Rajoelina fled abroad during a standoff with youth-led protesters and security forces.“We have taken the power,” Col. Michael Randrianirina, who led a mutiny of soldiers joining anti-government Gen Z demonstrators, said on national radio.Randrianirina added that the military was dissolving all institutions except the lower house of parliament or National Assembly, which voted to impeach Rajoelina minutes earlier.In a day of turmoil for the nation off east Africa, the 51-year-old leader had sought to dissolve the assembly by decree.Despite flying out…

The Meteorology Department states that the Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) and the atmospheric disturbances in the vicinity of the island are currently influencing the weather over the island. Therefore, showery weather over the island is expected to be enhanced for the next few days starting from today (15). Showers or thundershowers will occur at most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. Heavy rainfall above 100 mm are likely at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and North-western provinces and in Ampara District. Showers may occur in Western, Southern and Northern provinces in the…

Two Special Task Force (STF) personnel have left for Nepal to assist the CID team already there to bring back the five Sri Lankan suspects, including ‘Ishara Sewwandi,’ who is a main suspect in the killing of ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’. They are expected to arrive in the island this evening (15), according to police sources. ‘Ishara Sewwandi’, the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa,’ was arrested in Nepal, yesterday (14).Four others were also arrested during a joint operation conducted by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Nepal Police. Among them is a…

Attorney-at-Law Gunaratne Wanninayake has filed a writ petition with the Court of Appeal through his lawyers seeking an order to prevent his arrest in connection with an alleged incident at the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court premises.

‘Ishara Sewwandi’, the fugitive female suspect wanted in connection with the murder of underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa,’ who was arrested in Nepal yesterday (14), is scheduled to be brought back to Sri Lanka today (15), according to police sources.

The exact contents of the 51 packages found floating on seas off the southern coast, which were recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy and brought to the Tangalle fisheries harbour last evening, have been revealed by the navy today.Accordingly, the packages contain a total of 670 kg of ICE (Crystal Methamphetamine), 156 kg of heroin and 12 kg of Hashis, according to the Sri Lanka Navy Spokesman.Over 50 floating parcels suspected to contain drugs were found drifting in the sea off the southern coast and were brought to the Tangalle Fisheries Harbour by the Sri Lankan Navy, yesterday (14).It is…

Three MRI scanners at the Colombo National Hospital are currently non-operational, the Government Radiological Technologists’ Association (GRTA) has stated. The President of the Association Chanaka Dharmawickrama claimed that only one MRI scanner is currently functioning at the hospital.Speaking at a media briefing held in Colombo, he noted that this situation has caused serious disruptions to patient care services.Dharmawickrama further revealed that a machine used to break kidney stones, which was purchased a year ago for the Kandy National Hospital, has still not been put into use by authorities.He therefore requested authorities to promptly address the pressing issues at hospitals across the…

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa states that certain media outlets have incorrectly reported that a building constructed by another individual near the Menik Ganga in Kataragama belongs to him.The former President made this assertion in a post on his official Facebook page.The entire Facebook post as follows:It has been observed that a news item previously published in the media has incorrectly stated that a building constructed by another person near the Menik Ganga in Kataragama belongs to me.On Monday, October 13, 2025 (yesterday), my name was once again mentioned in a news report broadcast by certain television channels while referring to…

The police constable involved in the incident with a lawyer at the Mount Lavinia Court premises has been transferred from the Mount Lavinia Police Station to the Piliyandala Police Station.Acting Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Minura Senarath, stated that the transfer is effective from today (14).The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court yesterday (13) ordered the release on bail of the police constable, who had been remanded on charges of assaulting a lawyer within the Mount Lavinia Court premises.It was alleged that the police constable assaulted the lawyer following an argument that occurred between the two at the court…

A stock of live ammunition and empty cartridges has been discovered near Mudunegama Maha Vidyalaya in Thalawa, earlier today (14).Police stated that the recovered ammunition is used for T-56 assault rifles.The stock of ammunition was found by officers from the Thambuttegama Police. Further investigations into the incident are currently being carried out by Police.