Category: Local News

Ramith Rambukwella, the son of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who faces allegations of illicit asset accumulation, was today (November 11) formally served with indictments before the Colombo High Court.

Sri Lanka’s tourism industry has seen a promising start to the winter season, attracting 61,890 visitors during the first nine days of November 2025.

Sri Lanka recorded its highest-ever monthly income from workers’ remittances in October 2025, reaching US $712 million, according to official data.

Sri Lanka officially signed the agreement for the 2026 Hajj pilgrimage on Sunday, November 9, 2025, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

The Ampara High Court today (November 10) sentenced six individuals to death over a double murder that took place in Kehelulla, Padiyathalawa, in 2015.

An accident occurred when a private bus overturned on a slope of about five feet in the Jayaganga Junction area of Thalawa, Anuradhapura.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a US$100 million loan to address complex and challenging structural reforms in Sri Lanka’s financial sector through improved governance, continued policy reforms, and enhanced financial inclusion.

A 19-year-old Norwegian national was rescued from drowning while swimming in the sea near Ahungalla beach on the afternoon of November 9, 2025.

A man who was injured in a cricket match accident at a playground in the Aluthepola area of Minuwangoda died while receiving treatment at the Minuwangoda Hospital on the evening of November 9, 2025.

Seven Sri Lankan drug traffickers currently hiding in Middle Eastern countries have agreed to surrender to the Sri Lankan authorities, Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala announced today (November 9).

A joint national programme aimed at reducing poverty and promoting coconut cultivation across Sri Lanka commenced today (November 9) with the free distribution of 500,000 coconut saplings for home gardens.

Wattala Police have arrested two suspects following the discovery of a pistol and ammunition hidden in a car at Alwis Town junction on the morning of November 8, 2025.

Six Sri Lankan fishermen have been arrested by the Maldivian Coast Guard along with a multi-day fishing vessel carrying nearly 300 kilograms of heroin and crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’).

A new pilot project to reduce plastic pollution in Colombo’s waterways was launched yesterday (November 7) at Lake Drive, Parliament Road in Nawala, Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte.

The Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar has rejected the bail applications filed by former ministers Mahindananda Aluthgamage and Nalin Fernando, who were convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment in the “carrom board case.”

A person who went for a swim at the beach in the Eththukala area, within the Negombo Police Division, was caught in a strong current and was being swept out to sea on the evening of November 7, 2025.