COLOMBO (News 1st): The DNA test has confirmed the decapitated body of a woman discovered in Dam Street, Colombo belongs to the 30-year-old woman from Kuruvita, Sri Lanka Police said on Tuesday morning (Mar. 09). "Additional Government Analyst, D.H.L.W. Jayamanne has confirmed that the deceased i...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The eight importers in connection with the consignment of Agricultural Plant Waste imported to the country from Ukraine are currently being questioned, Sri Lanka Customs said on Sunday (Dec. 27). Further, statements were also recorded from intermediary entities connected to th...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Wattala Magistrate's Court on Thursday (Dec. 16) rejected the request to bury four inmates killed in Mahara Prison Riot that broke out on 29th November. Thereby, the Director-General of Health Services was ordered by the Wattala Magistrate's Court to cremate the bodies on ...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The verdict on granting permission to bury four prisoners who were killed in the Mahara Prison Riot will be delivered today (Dec. 16) by the Wattala Magistrate's Court. Meanwhile, the Attorney General's Department has informed the Wattala Magistrate's Court that according to t...

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Criminal Investigation Department, which is conducting an in-depth investigation into the Mahara Prison Riot that broke out on the 29th of November, has so far recorded 334 statements from 197 inmates, 107 prison officers, nine doctors, and 17 male nurses, Sri Lanka Police sa...