Category: Local News

The historic city of Kandy received a full clean-up yesterday (April 27) as part of the ongoing ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme.

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, recently held a special discussion with the Chairpersons of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), and the Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authorities representing all nine provinces.

The specially deployed Sri Lankan Tri Forces Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Team returned home yesterday (April 26) after completing their emergency mission in Myanmar.

Sri Lankan singer Saman De Silva has passed away at the age of 69, family sources confirmed.

The results of the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination have been released online, the Department of Examinations announced.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has strongly condemned the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, India, which claimed the lives of 26 individuals.

The Matara Magistrate’s Court ruled today (April 25) that Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon committed contempt of court by bringing his vehicle into the court premises on April 10, 2025.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Sri Lankan government have reached a staff-level agreement on the Fourth Review of Sri Lanka’s economic reform program.

A high-level Sri Lankan delegation met with U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Jamieson Greer on April 22, 2025 at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington D.C., marking a significant step towards a potential bilateral trade agreement between the two nations.

Philippine Airlines (PAL) has appointed British national Richard Nuttall, the current CEO of SriLankan Airlines, as its new President, effective May 29, 2025.

A key suspect in the brutal triple murder that took place in Middeniya has been arrested in India and repatriated to Sri Lanka this morning (April 25), police confirmed.

The Ministry of Transport and Highways has announced that Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) depot managers have until the end of next month to provide a profitable and high-quality service.

In line with the ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, the Clean Sri Lanka programme organized a special waste management campaign yesterday (24)

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid a visit to the Vatican Embassy in Colombo this afternoon (April 24) to extend his condolences on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis.

BCC Lanka Ltd., once a loss-making company on the verge of being shut down, has now become a profitable state-owned enterprise, according to its Chairman, Prasanga Indrajith Perera.

Sri Lanka Police have announced that the main suspect involved in the murder of Dan Priyasad has been taken into custody.