A 26‑year‑old Chinese national has been arrested by the Western Province South Crime Division in connection with the murder of a Chinese woman in Kohuwala on March 23, 2026.

The suspect was apprehended on Sunday (05) at a hotel on Srimath Anagarika Dharmapala Mawatha in Colpetty.

The Police said he was taken into custody along with three cameras and 280 milligrams of “ice” (methamphetamine), before being handed over to the Kohuwala Police Station.

The Sri Lanka Police had earlier appealed to the public for assistance in locating the suspect, who was wanted in connection with the killing. 

According to the Police, the victim, a foreign national woman residing on rent in a house at a residential complex in the Kohuwala Police Division, was fatally stabbed with a knife inside her room.

The suspect is scheduled to be produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court today (06), while further investigations are being carried out by the Kohuwala Police. (Newswire)

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The Sri Lanka Police have appealed to the public for assistance in locating a Chinese national wanted in connection with the murder of a Chinese woman in Kohuwala on 23 March 2026.

According to police, the victim, who was residing on rent in a house at a residential complex in the Kohuwala Police Division, was fatally stabbed with a knife. 

The Mount Lavinia Division Criminal Investigation Unit has launched an investigation into the crime.

The suspect, identified as Wang Huiyin, is believed to be the victim’s former partner. His details are as follows:

• Name: Wang Huiyin
• Date of Birth: 01 June 2000
• Passport Numbers: EE6791329 / ER3805969
• Other details: Injury with stitches on the fingers of his left hand

Police have requested anyone with information to contact the following numbers: 0718596408 or 071‑8591669. (Newswire)

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Police have sought public assistance to arrest a suspect connected to the incident in Kohuwala on December 30, 2025, in which an attempt was made to murder a 16‑year‑old girl by shooting her.

Preliminary investigations have revealed the gunman responsible for committing this crime.

The suspect has been identified as Arumadura Sameera Silva.

The public with information on the suspect has been requested to contact the Police via the hotline 071-8596408. (Newswire)

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The proposal on the completion of the remaining work on the Kohuwala flyover in Colombo and the resumption of the construction of the Getambe flyover in the Central Province has received a Cabinet nod. 

The Kohuwala and Getambe flyovers were implemented under the framework agreements for financial cooperation signed by Sri Lanka with the Hungarian government. 

After the termination of the provision of funds by the Hungarian Exim Bank due to the economic crisis that prevailed in the country at that time, the construction of the Kohuwala flyover was completed with the funds of the contractors and opened for vehicular traffic. 

However, pedestrians have been encountering difficulties as the ground-level roads have not been completed, while at the same time, the construction of the Getambe flyover has remained at a standstill as well. 

Accordingly, the Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Transport and Highways to complete the construction of ground-level roads using local funds through the current contractor and to resume the construction of the Getambe flyover. (Newswire)

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A man who had been assaulted with stones in Kohuwala for attempting to steal the wallet of a school student has been found dead in Nugegoda.

The Police said the body of the man was found on Nalandharama Road in Nugegoda.  

According to the Police, the man had attempted to steal the student’s wallet after threatening him with a sharp object in Kohuwala yesterday (16 Mar).

At the time, people in the vicinity had attacked the man with stones, during which he had escaped.

However, his body had been found on the pavement in Nugegoda last evening, with injuries found on the back of his head and near his ears.

The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained, while the Kohuwala Police is conducting investigations. (Newswire) 

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Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire near the Buddhagosha Maha Vidyalaya in Kalubowila this afternoon (16), according to the Kohuwala Police.

The Police said no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.

Police investigations reveal the shooting had targeted a vehicle spare parts store in the area. (Newswire) 

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The final phase of the construction of the flyover at the Kohuwala junction will be completed within the next three months, Minister of Highways Bandula Guanwardena said. 

Speaking to reporters, Minister Gunawardena said that the construction work for the said flyover, which is 300 metres long and 9.2 metres wide, resumed on Wednesday.

The minister explained that construction work which began in 2021 was initially halted due to the Coronavirus pandemic, and was later suspended due to the economic crisis. 

Stating that the project was commenced with a Euro 50 million loan from the Hungarian Government for the two flyover projects in Kohuwala and Gatambe, he said it was suspended after the loans were not repaid.

As Sri Lanka is currently undergoing debt restructuring due to its economic crisis, the Hungarian Government has suspended the disbursement of funds in this regard, until a loan repayment agreement is signed under the restructured debt, he said. 

Minister Guanwardena further said that as 98% of the construction has been completed for the flyover, the Hungarian Government had agreed for local contractors to fund the remaining construction, with the Hungarian Government settling the payments once the loan agreement under the restructured debt is signed. 

He added that accordingly, with local contractors agreeing to fund the remaining construction of the flyover at the Kohuwala junction, the construction resumed yesterday and it is expected to be completed in three months. 

Minister of Highways Bandula Gunawardena made the remarks while undertaking an inspection tour of the flyover at the Kohuwala Junction yesterday. (NewsWire)

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An 18-year-old student of a private university who had been abducted along with his vehicle recently has been found, it was reported.

The Police said three suspects from the same private university have been apprehended over the abduction, while the victim’s car has also been retrieved.

The victim, who is a resident of Asiri Mawatha in Kalubowila, had been abducted on Monday (Dec 04).

Investigations reveal that the boy had dropped his father at the Katunayake Airport and had returned home and left again during which he had been abducted.

The Police said the boy was obstructed near the Dehiwala Municipal Council and moved into a van, after which the van was abandoned at a house and he was moved back into his car and driven to Matale. 

Upon reaching a house in Matale, the suspects had threatened the victim to sign over land in Thihariya belonging to his father. 

The victim was also allowed to inform his mother of the abduction after which she had filed a complaint with the Kohuwala Police. 

The Kohuwala Police had then summoned the father of the Chief suspect involved in the abduction, who was made to convince them to return home, after which the suspects had been apprehended. 

Investigations have revealed that the suspects had carried out the abduction over an old financial dispute between the fathers of the victim and the chief suspect.

Further investigations are underway to apprehend another suspect who had also been involved in the abduction. (NewsWire)

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