An incident of attempted kidnapping was reported recently from Thalapathpitiya.

 
Accordingly, a group of persons had reportedly broken into a house in the area last Sunday night (18 Dec.) and attempted to kidnap a girl after physically assaultin

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has conducted a total of 61 raids across the island for this year.

CIABOC noted that 27 of the 61 raids were successful , while 26 remained unsuccessful  and eight raid

A 12-year-old child has died of strangulation inside a house in Pitarathmalewatta, Haputale.

The child is believed to have strangled herself on a saree that was hung from a beam which was used as a cradle for her younger sister.