Category: Local News

The regulations and conditions of the Voluntary Retirement Scheme for employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) under the Sri Lanka Electricity Act have been gazetted.

Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who had been receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Colombo National Hospital, was discharged this afternoon (August 29).

Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is in remand custody over a corruption allegation, has been further remanded until September 12, 2025, by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

Former State Minister Nimal Lanza has been arrested by the Kochchikade Police after surrendering to them.

Former Member of Parliament Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero appeared before the Gangodawila Magistrate’s Court in Nugegoda this morning (August 29).

Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne was ordered to be remanded today (August 29) by Colombo High Court Judge Lanka Jayaratne in connection with a corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, against whom an arrest warrant has been issued, arrived at the Colombo High Court this morning (August 29).

The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has announced that steps are being taken to install fingerprint machines in every state institution in Sri Lanka.

The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, has received a prestigious “A” grade in Global Finance’s 2025 Central Banker Report Card.

The Colombo High Court has issued notice to consider the revision petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, who sought an order to suspend the arrest warrant issued by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

Several trade unions of the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) launched a strike from midnight yesterday (August 27) with four demands, including opposition to the new unified timetable with private buses.

A 52-year-old former municipal council member from Nagoda, Kalutara, has been arrested in connection with an attack on a police officer during a protest near the Fort Magistrate’s Court on August 26, 2025.

Six Sri Lankan underworld figures have been arrested in Jakarta, Indonesia, Police Spokesman ASP F. U. Wootler announced.

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who was arrested over the attack on peaceful protesters at Galle Face on May 9, 2022, has been released on bail.

The government of Sri Lanka has increased the special commodity levy on imported potatoes and big onions with effect from August 26, 2025.

Sri Lanka Police have launched large-scale islandwide operations to prevent crime and drug-related activities on the instructions of Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasooriya.