Category: Local News

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (April 9) declared that the government has taken firm steps to remove political interference from the fight against bribery and corruption, placing the responsibility squarely on the public service to follow suit or face consequences.

Colombo Additional Magistrate Keminda Perera today (April 9) ordered the exhumation of the body of 26-year-old Sathsara Nimesh, a young man who died while in the custody of the Welikada Police.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Asoka Wickremasinghe, the former Chairman of the Kataragama Pradeshiya Sabha.

Former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella has left the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) after giving a statement this morning (April 9) regarding the alleged import of substandard human Immunoglobulin (IVIG) vials.

A tense situation has developed at a privately owned garment factory in the Udukawa area of Weligama, Matara, as employees are staging a protest by holding the head of the institution under house arrest.

Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, also known as Sivanesathurai Santhirakanthan or “Pillayan,” has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The Parliament of Sri Lanka today (April 8) passed the Proceeds of Crime Bill without amendments and without a division, following its third reading.

A resolution to appoint a Committee of Inquiry to remove Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandhu Tennakoon from his post was unanimously passed in the Parliament of Sri Lanka today (April 8).

Cabinet approval has been granted for a proposal to recruit 30,000 graduates and young individuals to fill essential vacancies in the public service in Sri Lanka.

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has approved a proposal to increase the minimum wage of private sector employees. The decision was made following a Cabinet paper presented by the Minister of Labour.

A special Sri Lankan Humanitarian Assistance and Relief Team, made up of personnel from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, has been deployed to Myanmar to help with recovery efforts after a powerful earthquake struck the country.

Attending the passing out parade of the 82nd batch of the Special Task Force (STF) at the Katukurunda STF Training Camp in Kalutara, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the urgent need for a progressive transformation within the Sri Lanka Police to uphold the rule of law and maintain public trust.

A 51-year-old businessman who was shot near the 18th Mile Post area in Seeduwa this morning (April 8) has succumbed to his injuries, police said.

New Democratic Front (NDF) Parliamentarian Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who was arrested over the alleged misappropriation of funds belonging to the Uva Provincial Council, has been granted bail by Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.

Two suspects wanted in connection with the recent double murder that occurred on Sinhasana Road, in front of the Devinuwara Sri Vishnu Devalaya, have been taken into custody.

A tragic gas explosion at a fuel station in the Wehera area of Kurunegala claimed the lives of four individuals, including the station manager, and left four others injured late last night (April 7), police said.