Category: Local News

The 2023 Annual Audit Report by the Auditor General’s Department has revealed that Sri Lanka incurred an additional cost of Rs. 3,010 million due to the purchase of buses from India without a proper needs analysis or scientific evaluation.

A meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and officials of the Inland Revenue Department was held yesterday (March 5) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former Minister Mervyn Silva was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last night (March 5).

Sri Lanka Police have arrested the suspected gunman in connection with the recent triple homicide in Middeniya, in which a father and his two children were shot dead while riding a motorcycle.

Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi,’ the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

A contributory pension scheme and a social welfare program for individuals engaged in Sri Lanka’s tourism sector will be introduced this year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe announced today (March 5).

To minimize road accidents, the Sri Lanka Police have received modern speed gun devices manufactured in the United States.

As a people’s government, one of the foremost objectives of the current administration is to ensure that every citizen over the age of 40 in Sri Lanka undergoes medical examinations within a specified time frame

Sri Lanka has achieved a major milestone in its industrial sector with the launch of the largest fishing vessel manufactured in the country.

The Sri Lankan government has officially approved the policy declaration titled “Pohosath Ratak – Lassana Jeewithayak” (A Thriving Nation – A Beautiful Life), aimed at achieving sustainable economic growth.

The Food Policy and Security Committee held its fourth meeting yesterday (March 3) at the Parliament Complex to discuss key policy decisions aimed at ensuring food security in Sri Lanka.

Cabinet Spokesman, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, announced that fuel distributors have agreed to the new commission formula introduced by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has praised Sri Lanka’s economic recovery, stating that the country has made remarkable progress since the financial crisis.

Weligama Acting Police Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Upul Kumara has been issued an arrest warrant by the Acting Magistrate of Matara, Attorney-at-Law Upali Ranasinghe, ordering his arrest and presentation before the court.

A police constable attached to the Weeraketiya Police Station has been arrested in connection with the Middeniya triple murder.

The Vice Chairman of the Fuel Distributors’ Association, Kusum Sadanayake, stated that all fuel distributors have been advised to resume placing fuel orders as soon as possible.