Yatinuwara Councillor’s death : Police reveal more details
Police say a financial transaction with another individual may have led to the suicide of the opposition leader of the Yatinuwara Pradeshiya Sabha and the deaths of two members of his family. According to Ada Derana, preliminary inquiries by the…
Wrongful detention: Suspect dies before court clears him in drug case
Raising concerns over wrongful detention related to drug cases, Secretary of the Mount Lavinia Lawyers’ Association, Keerthi Fernando, said a suspect who had been wrongfully detained was released from the case yesterday, but was no longer alive as he had…
Uber loses UK Supreme Court appeal over tax on rival apps
Uber’s rival taxi operators will not have to pay 20% VAT on their profits outside London after a UK Supreme Court verdict in a long-running case. The court ruled that private-hire operators do not enter into a contract with passengers,…
Spot fines : Warning for speeding motorists using expressways
The Sri Lanka Police warns motorists not to exceed the speed limit on expressways under the impression that spot fines could now be settled via the GovPay app. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police for Traffic Control and Road Safety,…
Illegal vehicle : MP Rohitha’s daughter surrenders to Police
The daughter of MP Rohitha Abeygunawardena has surrendered to the Panadura-Walana Anti-Vice Squad in connection with the case of the illegally registered SUV. She was wanted over the sale of an illegally imported and registered vehicle to SJB MP Jagath…
Heavy showers expected in some provinces today
The Department of Meteorology says atmospheric conditions are becoming favourable for evening thundershowers in the Northern, North-Central, Uva and Eastern provinces in the next few days. Accordingly, showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the North-Central, Central, Uva…
Monthly bribes : Police OIC arrested
The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Okkampitiya Police Station has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. He was taken into custody on Tuesday evening (July 29) around 5:07 PM near the Weeragas junction along the…
Widespread tsunami warnings after magnitude 8.8 quake off Russia’s east coast
Tsunami warnings have been issued for multiple nations across the Pacific as well as the US Pacific coasts and Hawaii after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck Wednesday off Russia’s remote and sparsely populated far eastern coast. This quake is…
UK will soon recognise Palestine unless Israel halts Gaza war
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has told his cabinet that the United Kingdom will recognise the state of Palestine by September unless Israel takes “substantive steps” to end its war on Gaza and commits to a lasting peace process. According…
JKCG responds after Customs detains BYD EVs
John Keells CG Auto (Pvt) Ltd (JKCG), the authorized distributor of BYD vehicles in Sri Lanka, has responded to concerns over the motor capacity of a recently imported consignment of electric vehicles, stating that all vehicles are equipped with 100-kilowatt…