COLOMBO (News 1st); Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Thilakaratne of the Army who is the Commanding Officer of the Mattakkuliya Army Camp, was remanded until 15th October. He was arrested over the murder of the husband of a Grama Niladhari Officer in Mattakkuliya and was produced to the Colombo Additi...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Lieutenant Colonel Samantha Thilakaratne of the Army who is the Commanding Officer of the Mattakkuliya Army Camp, was arrested for murder and remanded until Friday (1). He was arrested over the murder of the husband of a Grama Niladhari Officer in Mattakkuliya and was produced...

COLOMBO (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police arrested a 27-year-old suspect in Mattakkuliya along with a stock of Heroin worth over Rs. 10.1 million. According to Police, 1 kg and 71 grams of Heroin was discovered from the suspect's possession. Moreover, a car belonging to the suspect was seized, whil...

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lanka's COVID-19 death toll passed the 1000 mark with 34 COVID-19 deaths confirmed on Tuesday (18). According to the Director General of Health Services these deaths had taken place between the 11th to the 18th of May and the total number of fatalities in Sri Lanka increas...

COLOMBO (News 1st): A suspect who goes by the alias "Aliwatte Asitha" who is connected to various crimes including murder was arrested by Mattakkuliya Police on Tuesday (May 05), Sri Lanka Police said. "The suspect 'Aliwatte Asitha' is involved in various criminal activities committed in the Mutw...