Category: Local News

Dr. Galboda Gnanissara Thera, also known as Podi Hamuduruwo, has passed away at the age of 81.

Indian low-cost airline IndiGo has added Jaffna in Sri Lanka to its international routes, starting non-stop daily flights from Chennai on September 1, 2024.

Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has advised Sri Lankans to avoid traveling to Lebanon unless absolutely necessary due to rising regional tensions following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

The Department of Government Printing in Sri Lanka has published the Online Safety (Amendment) Bill in the government gazette.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka announced that four additional candidates have placed their deposits today (August 1) to contest the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary, General Kamal Gunaratne, urges Sri Lankans to refrain from seeking employment in Myanmar through illegal means.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security, Tiran Alles, announced that starting in October 2024, Sri Lanka will issue new passports with updated colors and designs for Diplomatic, Official, and regular passports.

The National Police Commission of Sri Lanka has appointed Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Lalith Pathinayake to oversee the duties of SDIG Administration.

Notorious criminals and large-scale drug traffickers “Kanjipani Imran” and Amila Sepala Ratnayake, alias “Rotumbe Amila,” have been arrested in Russia.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has directed the Secretary of the Public Security Ministry to ensure the provision of adequate police personnel for the upcoming Presidential Election.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that six candidates for the 2024 Presidential Election in Sri Lanka have placed bond deposits.

A deposit was made this morning (July 31) on behalf of Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Leader Sajith Premadasa to contest Sri Lanka’s Presidential Election 2024.

There is a report of an incident involving a flight attendant on a SriLankan Airlines flight from Kuwait to Katunayake who was pulled by the hand and verbally abused by a passenger.

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Sri Lanka hosted a reception on Monday (July 29) evening to celebrate the 97th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) of China at the Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo.

Ninety-two Members of Parliament in Sri Lanka have confirmed their support to ensure the victory of President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Election.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has decided to inform President Ranil Wickremesinghe in writing to provide an immediate solution to the Inspector General of Police (IGP) issue.