President, PM and Opposition Leader attend service
President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremasinghe and Opposition Leader Mahinda Rajapaksa met today (28) at the Bishop's House. Read More »
IS claims was involved in Kalmunai clash
The Islamic State group has claimed three of the militants were killed in a shootout with police in Kalmunai. Read More »
President takes action against extremist groups
President Maithripala Sirisena has banned all activities and operations of the organizations National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI) in Sri Lanka. Read More »
Man, several knives and axes arrested in Maskeliya
Three small axes and 49 knives were recovered from a mosque in Maskeliya during a search operation carried out today (27). Read More »
Curfew re-imposed today
Island-wide police curfew will be re-imposed from 10 p.m today (27) until 4 a.m tomorrow (28) the Police Spokesman said. Read More »
Bodies of women, children recovered after Kalmunai clash
Bodies of women and children have been recovered after the clash in Kalmunai last night. Read More »
Navy arrest three with C4 explosives
In a search effort carried out by Navy personnel, three suspects were taken into custody with one kilogram of C4 plastic explosives. Read More »