Category: Local News

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.

The newly upgraded beauty salon named ‘Roo Siri’ at the Police Field Force Headquarters was officially opened on July 15, 2025, under the patronage of Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya.

Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, stated that investigations are currently underway both under the Ministry of Housing and the National Audit Office regarding the expenditure of Rs. 523.6 million on promotional activities for the “Semata Sewana” project, which was implemented during the “Yahapalana” (Good Governance) government.

A shooting incident has been reported at the residence of National People’s Power (NPP) councilor and attorney-at-law Tharaka Nanayakkara, who represents the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha, in the Udukawa area of Weligama.

The Ministry of Environment has announced plans to strengthen legal action against the shooting of wild elephants and the illegal construction of electric fences across Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved a complete system to enable Sri Lankans living overseas to apply for passports online through selected diplomatic missions, starting this year.

The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Anti-Corruption Division at the Tangalle Police Station has been arrested over allegations of threatening and verbally abusing a female police constable attached to the same station.

A meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Sultan A. Al-Marshad, was held yesterday afternoon (July 14) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, who was arrested and remanded under charges of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne, a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, who was remanded on suspicion of committing the offense of corruption by selling surgical equipment to patients at high prices.

The wild tusker ‘Bhathiya’, who was under treatment for gunshot injuries, died early this morning (July 15) in Polpithigama, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Postal workers in Sri Lanka have decided to launch a countrywide trade union action starting from midnight today (July 15), demanding solutions to several ongoing issues within the Postal Department.

The Government of Sri Lanka has signed Bilateral Amendatory Loan Agreements with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), marking a key step in the country’s external debt restructuring process.

A ceremonial event to launch the provision of a cost-of-living allowance and the opening of new bank accounts under the name “Artha” for children in institutional care and street children will take place today (July 15) at 11:00 AM, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs in Battaramulla.

Sri Lanka is set to launch a comprehensive Online Traffic Fine Payment System through the GovPay platform starting September 2025, enabling motorists to conveniently pay spot fines issued by Sri Lanka Police via digital means.

Colombo High Court Judge Mahesh Weeraman has sentenced Jayathilaka Bandara, the former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Wennappuwa, to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 from the owner of a massage center in exchange for allowing it to operate without interference.