Category: Local News

Former President of Sri Lanka and United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to make a special statement today (August 10).

The national celebration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, which falls today (August 9), was held this morning at the Indigenous Museum premises in Dambana, under the patronage of Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Sri Lanka has expressed deep concern over Israel’s decision to seize control of Gaza, warning that it will further escalate violence and worsen the suffering of the people there.

Sri Lanka Police say several teams from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and the Colombo Crimes Division visited the Obeysekarapura Sadaham Sewana Temple on Thursday night (August 7) to arrest former MP Athuraliye Rathana Thero.

A forest fire that broke out today (August 8) in the Raththanagolla – Imbulpe area of Balangoda triggered a swift response led by the Ministry of Defence.

Australian Governor-General Samantha Joy Mostyn met with Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (August 8) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo for official bilateral discussions.

Two suspects have been arrested and over 10 kilograms of Kush narcotics seized in two separate raids carried out by the Police Special Task Force (STF) on the evening of August 6, 2025.

A shooting that occurred last night (August 7) near the Sahaspura Sirisara Uyana housing complex in Borella claimed the life of one person.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing Parliament today (August 7), declared that 2025 is on track to become the most successful year in Sri Lanka’s economic history, highlighting significant growth in foreign direct investment, tourism, exports, and government revenue.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated in Parliament yesterday (August 6) that the Government of Sri Lanka had not spent any money on the “SupremeSAT Communication Satellite Project,” which is said to have operated under the supervision of Rohitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Police Narcotics Bureau officers arrested three suspects with 12 kilograms and 160 grams of Kush, a type of cannabis, during a raid carried out early this morning (August 7) at the arrival terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

At the invitation of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the Governor-General of Australia, Samantha Joy Mostyn, arrived in Sri Lanka yesterday afternoon (August 6) for a three-day official visit.

Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Ananda Wijepala says that Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has approved the resolution to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon from the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP).

The Parliament of Sri Lanka passed the Third Reading of the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill this evening with a majority of 96 votes. A total of 121 Members of Parliament (MPs) voted in favour of the bill, while 25 voted against it.

The “Sith Roo – 2025” concert, organized by the Department of Social Services with the aim of showcasing the aesthetic talents of persons with disabilities at the national level, was held yesterday afternoon (August 5) at the Nelum Pokuna Theatre in Colombo, under the patronage of Sri Lanka’s President, Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa was taken into custody this morning (August 6) by officials from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).