Inpatient admissions at Polgahawela Hospital have been temporarily suspended after a landslide triggered by flooding associated with Cyclone Ditwah, hospital authorities said. A mound of earth collapsed from Hospital Hill, damaging one ward at Polgahawela Hospital and the official residence of the District Medical Officer,...

A Police Constable attached to the Suriyakanda Police Station has been arrested by the Embilipitiya Divisional Crimes Investigation Bureau following a reported confrontation with Ratnapura District National People’s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha. The officer faces several charges including criminal...