Category: Local News

Defence Secretary General Kamal Gunaratne graced the closing ceremony of the 14th Asian Criminology Conference 2023 held at the Faculty of Graduate Studies of General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) in Ratmalana on Sunday (October 29).

A former Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) of Police was arrested for causing a collision with multiple vehicles while driving under the influence of alcohol on Marine Drive last night (October 28).

The Sri Lanka Navy seized five Indian trawlers with 37 Indian fishermen poaching on Sri Lankan waters off Mannar as well as near the Delft Island, Jaffna during special operations.

Sri Lanka Government’s goal is to allocate 1% of the country’s total land area for industrial use due to the limited availability of lands in Sri Lanka.

During the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on Friday (October 27), Sri Lanka expressed its support to a resolution urging an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict, with the goal of achieving a cessation of hostilities.

A decision has been taken to recruit police officers for the special investigation unit of the Consumer Affairs Authority.

Nearly 17 people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out in a clothing store located at 2nd Cross Street in Pettah at around 9:30 AM today (October 27).

Sri Lanka has made arrangements to allow people to make all local government payments online from January 01, 2024.

Former Commander of Sri Lanka Army and Chief of Defence Staff General (Rtd) Lionel Balagalle, has passed away at the age of 75 while being treated at the Colombo Army Hospital Narahenpita for a brief illness.

The Sri Lanka government issued a gazette notice on Wednesday (October 25) announcing a new fee structure for issuing national identity cards (NIC) and providing related services.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has voiced his displeasure over the recent Cabinet reshuffle that took place, deeming it a mere ‘change of posts’, as opposed to an effective solution to the issues Sri Lanka is currently facing.

The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has reinforced the need for fairness in Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring, in her meeting with the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe today (October 25).

The Chinese geophysical scientific research vessel Shi Yan 6 is expected to dock at the Port of Colombo today (October 25), Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed.

In the first 22 days of October, Sri Lanka welcomed 77,763 tourists, bringing the year-to-date total to 1,094,019, according to provisional data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

Sagala Ratnayaka, Senior Adviser on National Security to the President and Chief of the Presidential Staff, announced the forthcoming establishment of an ‘Anti-Narcotic Command’ to combat the influx of drugs from foreign nations into Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s Defence Ministry has taken action to remove names of two persons including former LTTE activist Emil Kanthan from terrorism blacklist.