Category: Local News

The Department of Motor Traffic has announced that a procedure to issue temporary driving licenses at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake for tourists arriving in Sri Lanka will commence in August 2025.

A key meeting led by Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) was held today to explore how the defence sector can support entrepreneurship and business development in Sri Lanka.

An anticipatory bail application filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, seeking his release before a potential arrest by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), was rejected by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (July 18).

A meeting was held yesterday (July 17) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo between the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, and officials from institutions related to the tea industry.

Former Minister S.M. Chandrasena has been ordered to remain in remand custody until August 1, 2025, by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

A wild elephant was killed after colliding with a train traveling from Colombo to Batticaloa early this morning (July 18).

Firearms, including a foreign-made pistol and two locally manufactured guns, were seized in arrests made across three different locations.

The Wax Museum at the historic Ehelepola Walawwa in Kandy was officially opened by Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (July 17).

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that under the new education reforms, subjects such as History, Aesthetics, and Vocational Studies will be made compulsory.

Three police officers attached to police stations in the Matara Division have been suspended from duty.

The official announcement that the full requirement of school uniform fabric for Sri Lankan students in 2025 has been provided as a donation by the Government of China was made on July 16, 2025, at the Ministry of Education in Battaramulla.

Indictments were filed today (July 17) before the Colombo High Court against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, his wife, three daughters, and son-in-law in connection with allegations of illicit accumulation of wealth.

A representative team from TikTok met with the Secretary to the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka yesterday (July 16) at the Prime Minister’s Office to discuss the role of digital platforms in supporting economic development and digital education, in addition to their use for entertainment.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a key discussion this afternoon (July 16) at the Presidential Secretariat with officials of the Ministry of Finance regarding the preliminary framework and development direction of Sri Lanka’s 2026 Budget.

The Attorney General’s Department has officially informed the Colombo High Court that the current Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Shani Abeysekara, has been named as a witness in the ongoing case related to the abduction and disappearance of journalist Prageeth Ekneligoda.

The second day of the Seventh Meeting of the International Solar Alliance (ISA) Regional Committee for the Asia and Pacific Region was held today (July 16) at Hotel ICT Rathnadeepa in Colombo.