Category: Local News

A 38-year-old person was shot dead at Suchi village in Hambantota on Sunday evening (May 21), police said.

Subsidy Vouchers worth Rs. 20,000 per hectare will be provided to paddy farmers in Sri Lanka from tomorrow (May 22) for the cultivation of the ‘Yala’ season, the Minister of Agriculture Mahinda Amaraweera said.

Madhushan Chandrajith has been appointed as the new Convenor of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF), former Convenor Wasantha Mudalige said.

Japan’s Nippon Ishin no Kai Upper House lawmaker Mizuho Umemura was dismissed from a parliamentary committee and party officials apologized after her remarks questioning the March 2021 death of a Sri Lankan woman at an immigration facility ignited a firestorm of criticism.

Four police officers were interdicted while three others, including two Women Police Constables (WPCs) were transferred over the death of a 42-year-old female while in police custody.

Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Ali Sabry has summoned the High Commissioner of Canada in Colombo, Eric Walsh to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday (May 19) to express Sri Lanka’s objection over a statement made by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau earlier this week.

A 53-year-old man was shot dead by two unidentified gunmen near the level crossing on Leslie Ranagala Mawatha in Borella this morning (May 20).

The Department of Immigration and Emigration under a novel programme decided to issue all passports under a new system from June 1 in order to stop people having to wait for long hours at Department premises in Battaramulla.

Sri Lanka held 14th National War Heroes Commemoration today (May 19) at the Battaramulla War Heroes Memorial, under the patronage of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando and two others were today (May 19) ordered to be released from a corruption case by the Colombo High Court.

Sri Lanka Government has promoted more than 5,400 Army and Navy personnel to their next ranks coinciding with the 14th commemoration of the National War Heroes’ Day.

The National Security Conclave 2023 was held on Wednesday (May 17) at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Graduate Studies of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) in Ratmalana.

Wasantha Mudalige has been arrested by the police during a protest stage near the University of Kelaniya this evening (May 18).

The Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has taken a decision to remove the complete list of previous owners who had owned the vehicle which are included in the Certificate of Registration of Motor Vehicles.

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (May 18), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Veteran Sri Lankan singer Christopher Paul passed away at the age of 87.