Police arrested the Homagama Crimes Division OIC on suspicion of involvement in a custodial death. He had been accused of torture at past postings in Trincomalee and Kalutara. Kumara’s post-mortem shows three broken ribs and bleeding in the brain.

University drop-out, Keells stockbroker, McDonald’s burger flipper, Anton Padmasiri is now the founder of Sri Lanka’s fastest start-up exit. He sits down to lunch with The Examiner to tell us his story, including why choosing Sri Lanka was the right decision and what it takes to win in an AI world.

The NPP’s general-secretary has $300,000 in fixed deposits, Sajith has 17 plots of land, and poor AKD has only 1.5 million rupees to his name –– asset declarations are out. Meanwhile, the opposition isn’t paying much attention to the budget. Some are writing letters to console each other.

The spectre of an American holiday is haunting Colombo. This evening, The Cauldron bubbles into an open mic, Fairway promises a buffet spookier than its real estate portfolio, and Water's Edge burns you

Port City is now picking up, after being a pile of sand for a decade. At least 150 companies have set up shop. But a closer look suggests that all may not be going according to plan. The zone has drawn local real estate speculators and questionable offshore companies, with few blue-chip investors.

Netizens cry that the wildlife department’s neglect killed Kavanthissa. The department says they did their best, arguing that social media and emotional narratives mustn’t dictate ecological priorities.

The sudden and torturously-long weekend power cut had the government sweating. But it may have bigger problems rounding the corner: the Americans have come to collect their dues. If not paid in kind, Sri Lanka could risk the wrath of Trump’s tariffs yet again.

Last month we asked “Has the JVP swallowed the NPP?” Andres Mejia Acosta and Mick Moore offer an alternative explanation: by imposing tight discipline on the coalition, the JVP is protecting it. Their justification doesn’t lack caveats, Latin America shows what the party shouldn’t become.