A severed human head was found washed ashore on a beach behind a popular tourist hotel in Moragalla, Aluthgama, police said. According to police, the discovery was made following a telephone call received this morning (23), prompting officers from the Aluthgama Police to visit the...

A senior Buddhist monk, Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, has been granted bail by court following his arrest earlier this month over the alleged abduction and sexual abuse of a minor girl. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, 71, who serves as the chief prelate of the Anuradhapura Atamasthanaya was...