Category: Local News

Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) visited Abhimansala-3 in Pangolla, Kurunegala, and Abhimansala-1 in Anuradhapura on August 29 and 30, 2025.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that during the last Presidential and General Elections, the people of the North took a step forward with the National People’s Power, not just for that single step, but with the vision of moving a thousand steps ahead.

The programme to develop the Jaffna Library into an e-library was inaugurated this morning (September 1) under the patronage of Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced today (September 1) that by next year (2026), the public will be able to conduct all payments and transactions with the government through online systems.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that it is the responsibility of the government to provide the necessary facilities for the fishing community, adding that steps are being taken to develop fisheries harbours in the North to ensure such facilities and resolve the challenges faced by fishermen.

Former Parliamentarian Udaya Gammanpila has filed a petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an order to prevent his arrest under the provisions of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) Act.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to participate in the inauguration of several new development projects in Jaffna today (September 1).

The Prisons Department says permission has been granted for Rajitha Senaratne and Nimal Lanza to receive food brought from their homes.

A “Seiri Week” programme will be conducted from today (September 1) in line with the “Clean Sri Lanka” National Programme, with the aim of removing unnecessary items accumulated in state institutions and maintaining orderliness.

From today (September 1), all passengers traveling in passenger transport buses on Sri Lanka’s expressways are required to wear seat belts.

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised, effective September 1, 2025.

The five organised criminals who were arrested in Indonesia on August 27, 2025, and brought back to Sri Lanka last night (August 30) are being detained for 72 hours under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), police said.

Three officials of the Chankanai Excise Office have been arrested by the Northern Province Crimes Division for allegedly accepting a bribe of 2 million rupees while posing as officers of the Narcotics Bureau.

Indonesian police officers who played a leading role in the arrest of underworld figure Kehelbaddara Padme and four other Sri Lankan organised criminals were honoured at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

Five key organized criminals and international drug traffickers were brought back to Sri Lanka this evening (August 30) after being arrested recently in Indonesia.

A discussion on the 2026 Pre-Budget proposals for the tourism sector was held yesterday afternoon (August 29) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.