Category: Local News

The Sri Lankan Cabinet of Ministers has approved amendments to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) No. 9 of 2022, granting a six-month extension before its enforcement.

The second reading of Budget 2025 was approved by a majority of 109 votes in the Parliament of Sri Lanka this afternoon (February 25).

A fire that broke out in the Maskeliya Nallathanniya Valamale Upper Area Reserve in the Nuwara Eliya District yesterday (February 24) was successfully brought under control with the swift intervention of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF).

The Colombo High Court has ordered the release on bail of the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) organization, Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, who was sentenced to nine months of simple imprisonment for making defamatory comments about Islam.

Seven suspects, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old man at Uswetakeiyawa Beach in Ja-Ela on the night of February 20, 2025.

Deputy Minister of Defence, Retired Major General Aruna Jayasekera, has assured that there is no uncertainty regarding public security in Sri Lanka.

The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has arrested two additional suspects in connection with the murder of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, also known as ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa.’

The inquest into the murder of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa,’ was conducted today (February 24) before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Senior journalist Chandana Sooriyabandara has been officially appointed as the Media Advisor to Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

More than 100 police officers have launched search operations in several areas to locate a female suspect hiding in connection with the murder of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararathne, alias ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa.’

Police opened fire at a motor vehicle that ignored police orders and sped away in the Hokandara, Viskam Mawatha area, under the Malabe Police Division.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has fixed for hearing the nine Fundamental Rights (FR) petitions challenging the appointment of Deshabandu Tennakoon as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), has issued a directive for the immediate arrest of all individuals who have deserted the country’s security forces.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that she does not approve of the statement made by Deputy Minister Nalin Hewage regarding Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Member of Parliament Rohini Wijeratne Kavirathna.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake asserts that there is no threat to national security within the country.

The price of a brand-new motorcycle imported to Sri Lanka is expected to be nearly Rs. 1 million, while a three-wheeler will cost nearly Rs. 2 million.