COLOMBO (News 1st); The wife of Backhoe Saman has been remanded until September 25.The order was issued by the relevant court after she was presented in connection with serious narcotics-related allegations under the Poisons, Opium, and Dangerous Drugs Ordinance. The Director of the Police Narc...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Thushitha Halloluwa, a former director of the National Lottery Board, has been released on bail following his arrest in connection with a shooting incident that occurred in Narahenpita earlier this year.The Colombo Additional Magistrate Lahiru Silva ordered Halloluwa’s release to...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Harshani Sandaruwani, a municipal councillor of the Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Municipal Council, has been released on bail following her arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).Sandaruwani was taken into custody and presented before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Cou...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Health authorities have raised alarm over the growing threat of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in Sri Lanka, revealing that the condition claims the lives of at least five people every day. According to the National Unit for Kidney Disease Prevention and Research, over 1,600 d...

COLOMBO (News 1st); A live hand grenade was discovered buried on a private property in Netolpitiya, Tangalle, prompting immediate police intervention. The explosive was found by a man digging holes to install fence posts on land owned by a woman.According to police, the grenade was concealed in...