Law

The Sri Lanka Navy seized a stock of smuggled dried turmeric weighing over 2,023Kg, during special operations conducted in the Negombo Lagoon on August 31. The operations also led to the arrest of two suspects and two dinghies used in…

Chief Justice has appointed three-member judge bench to hear the case regarding the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks. Justice Damith Thotawatte will chair the three-judge bench and Judges Amal Ranaraja and Navaratne Marasinghe…

Former Governor of the Western Province and the leader of the National Unity Front Azath Salley, who was arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks has been further remanded till September 14 by Colombo Additional Magistrate…

A high number of persons who violated the Quarantine Curfew were arrested in Koolavady, Puthur, Thimilaitivu, Valaiyeravu, Urani, Kokuvi and Mamangam in the Batticaloa Municipality area yesterday. They were arrested after MOH…

On the direction of the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court has decided to extend the decision to take up only urgent cases in open Court due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic until September 3. The Registrar of the Supreme…

Two persons were arrested by the Madupara Forest Office on Thursday for clearing the forest in the Mannar Madhu Reserve using a fake permit during the curfew period. The Police seized a backhoe used for the purpose. The two…

Police have arrested 626 persons for violating the Quarantine Curfew in the last 24 hours ending at 6.00 am yesterday (27). So far, 59,621 persons have been arrested for violating the quarantine laws, according to the Police…

A suspect was arrested in Mukathuwaram in the Batticaloa Police Division during the lockdown yesterday for selling liquor. Police found a high number of bottles of liquor at his house on a tip off. The suspect was produced before…

The Navy seized 139.930kg of Kerala cannabis during a special operation in the seas off Manalkadu, Point Pedro yesterday morning and nabbed two suspects. The Northern Naval Command deployed the Inshore Patrol Craft P 177 to carry…

The Navy recovered 1,377 Kg of dried turmeric which was being smuggled into the country during special operations conducted at the beach of Arippu in Mannar and the Kalpitiya Lagoon area on August 22, 23, 24. The SLNS…