Category: Local News

A new mechanism to provide fertilizer to tea cultivators will be introduced within two weeks, Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure K.V. Samantha Vidyarathna announced.

Former Executive Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB), Thusitha Halloluwa, was granted bail today (September 18) after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

Three Sri Lankan youths and an Austrian woman were rescued from drowning in separate incidents on September 17, 2025.

Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake says that officials who are unable to properly maintain the railway service may have to leave their positions.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (September 17) emphasized that a crisis like the one in 2022, where people died in fuel and gas queues due to shortages, will never be allowed to happen again in the country.

The Executive Committee of the United National Party (UNP) has decided to lift all party bans on members who were suspended and faced disciplinary action for joining the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).

Sampath Manamperi, who was wanted in connection with the discovery of two containers of chemicals suspected to have been used in the manufacture of the drug crystal methamphetamine (ICE) in the Middeniya area, surrendered to the Walasmulla Magistrate’s Court today (September 17).

A pre-budget discussion on the Banking, Finance and Insurance Sector was held yesterday afternoon (September 16) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, chaired by Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Construction work on the section of the Central Expressway from Kadawatha to Mirigama is scheduled to officially resume today (September 17).

The Cabinet of Ministers has given approval for the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government to appoint a special committee to examine legal changes needed to secure voting rights for Sri Lankan citizens living abroad.

Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several other accused individuals, who are facing allegations of misusing state funds by purchasing substandard immunoglobulin vaccines during the previous government, were served with indictments today (September 16) before the Colombo High Court Trial-at-Bar.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has requested representatives of the World Bank to inform the global community about Sri Lanka’s ongoing anti-corruption program, which he said would help attract new investments to the country.

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has announced that 75,358 tourists visited the country during the first two weeks of September.

Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Sunil Watagala has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) regarding hateful and false statements circulated about him on social media.

A digital signature system has been introduced to state officials in Sri Lanka to make official duties easier and more efficient.

The renovation project of the Maradana Railway Station was officially launched this morning (September 15) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, as part of the “Dream Destination” initiative in line with the Clean Sri Lanka programme.