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The parents of the police constable attached to the Mount Lavinia Police Station, who went missing with his service weapon and is reported as having left for Dubai while on duty, have been taken into custody.Meanwhile, police said that another police constable was also arrested for aiding and abetting him. The court has granted permission for police to detain them and question for 48 hours, the Police Media Division added.On Saturday (08), a constable attached to the Mount Lavinia Police Station was reported missing, along with his T-56 firearm. Accordingly, the constable in question had reportedly departed to Dubai, the Police…

The Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court has imposed an overseas travel ban on Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi’, who is the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, in connection with a money laundering case. Speaking to the media, Police Media Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga stated that under the instructions of the Attorney General, Daisy Forrest was named a suspect ina a money laundering case and in the investigations carried out into a Rs. 59 million joint account held by Yoshitha Rajapaksa and Daisy Forrest, to which Rajapaksa failed to provide a reasonable explanation on the source of earnings.Furthermore, SSP Manathunga noted that…

The number of patients receiving treatment in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) following a tragic accident in the Thoraya area on the Dambulla-Kurunegala main road has increased. The Director of Kurunegala General Hospital stated that five patients who were injured in the accident and are in critical condition are currently being treated in the ICU of the hospital.The collision occurred in the early hours of Monday (10), when two private buses collided, resulting in the deaths of four individuals. A total of 34 injured passengers were admitted to the Kurunegala General Hospital, with four reported to be in critical condition.The accident…

A total of 17 police personnel have been dismissed during the last four months over the charges of consuming narcotic drugs, Police Spokesman SSP Buddhika Manathunga said today (11).

Island-wide power cuts will be implemented today (11) as well, as a result of an issue which arose at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant, where the automatic protocol system has disconnected all three generators. Accordingly, one-and-a-half-hour outages will occur between 3.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. affecting the entire island to manage the electricity demand effectively.The power supply disruptions will take place in different zones, each experiencing a one-and-a-half-hour outage during the specified time period.The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has provided several platforms for the public to check the ongoing Demand Management (power cut) schedules amid island-wide power interruptions. Information on the power…

The Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa slammed the government’s handling of the ongoing power crisis, highlighting the fragility of the national grid as the root cause of frequent outages.Posting on ‘X’ (formerly Twitter), he criticized officials for deflecting blame—first attributing power failures to monkeys and later to past administrations—while ignoring the structural weaknesses in the country’s energy infrastructure.“First, they blamed the monkeys. Then, they blamed past governments. But the real issue? A fragile grid that can’t handle solar growth & low-demand periods. Misinformation won’t fix power outages—serious reforms will especially in the power sector. A real system change starts…

The convenor of the Nawa Sinhale National Movement, Dan Priyasad, has been arrested by Sri Lanka Police this morning (11). He was arrested upon arrival in Sri Lanka from Dubai at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Ada Derana reporter said.He will be produced before the Galgamuwa Magistrate’s Court, according to police.Police Media Spokesperson SSP Buddhika Manatunga stated that the Nikaweratiya Divisional Crimes Unit had initiated an investigation against Dan Priyasad over an alleged incident of forcing the Nan Eriya Police OIC not to arrest a drug trafficker in 2024.In this regard, the Galgamuwa Magistrate’s Court had issued a foreign travel ban…

Motorists are advised to expect significant traffic congestion in Colombo as the annual Navam Maha Perahera of the Hunupitiya Gangaramaya Temple is set to take place today (11) and tomorrow (12). Accordingly, Sri Lanka Police have announced a special traffic plan in Colombo as the grand procession will be held from 7.30 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. on both daysPerahera RouteThe procession will commence from the Gangaramaya Temple and proceed along the following route:-Jinarathana Mawatha-Hunupitiya Wewa Road-Ramanayake Mawatha Junction-Ramanayake Mawatha to James Peiris Mawatha Junction-Altair Avenue Junction along James Peiris Mawatha-Altair Avenue to Staple Street Junction-Staple Street, Baybrook Place, Baybrook Roundabout-Returning to…

The Acting Secretary-General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne stated that the Committee on Parliamentary Business has decided to convene a special Sitting of Parliament, on Friday (February 14), at 9.30 a.m. This session is intended for the Speaker to inform Parliament of the Supreme Court’s determination on the petitions filed against the Local Authorities Elections (Special Provisions) Bill, the Parliamentary Communications Department said in a statement.This was decided at the Committee on Parliamentary Business held today (10), Chaired by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Rizvie Salih, the statement added.According to the provisions of Standing Order 16 of the Parliament, this call…

US President Donald Trump has officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America” and designated February 9 as “Gulf of America Day” through an executive order. The order, titled “Restoring Names That Honour American Greatness” (Executive Order 14172), instructs the US Secretary of the Interior to formalise the name change within 30 days. According to a statement from the White House, the executive order defines the newly named Gulf as including the “US Continental Shelf area bounded to the northeast, north, and northwest by Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, extending to the maritime boundary with Mexico and Cuba”. Explaining his decision,…