Category: Local News

Seven notorious organised crime figures, including “Wele Suda” and “Dematagoda Chaminda,” were transferred yesterday (April 11) from Boossa High-Security Prison to the new high-security prison at Welisara Navy Camp following intelligence reports and security concerns.

CID officials have sealed the Lanka Coal Company office after a complaint from the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake triggered an investigation into coal imports since 2009.

Sri Lanka to probe coal imports since 2009 after a CID complaint and a planned Presidential Commission, following claims of irregularities in hundreds of shipments.

CEYPETCO says the QR system will be suspended for petrol vehicles from midnight on April 11 until April 18, 2026, to make travel easier during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season.

Sri Lanka has deployed major special bus and train services today for people traveling home for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, with 1,500 extra SLTB buses and special train operations running until April 19, 2026.

A special security programme has been implemented to ensure public safety during the upcoming Sinhala and Hindu New Year festive season, one of Sri Lanka’s primary traditional festivals.

Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa has submitted an affidavit on his assets, expenditures, and sources of income to the Bribery Commission today (April 10), after being ordered to do so within 14 days as part of an investigation into his 2015 assets.

The no-confidence motion against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament of Sri Lanka by a majority of 104 votes, with 153 MPs voting against it and 49 in favor.

The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) of Sri Lanka says it collected Rs. 606,002 million in tax revenue during the first quarter of 2026.

A police constable attached to the Dharmapuram Police Station was arrested on April 09, 2026, for allegedly demanding and accepting a bottle of liquor as a bribe from a motorcycle rider in Kilinochchi.

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) says consultations on a proposed 15% electricity tariff increase will end this month, after the National System Operator (Pvt) Ltd sought the hike to cover an additional Rs. 16 billion generation cost.

The 59th National New Rice Festival was held at the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura yesterday morning (April 9) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, bringing together farmers, religious leaders and state officials for the country’s annual offering of newly harvested Maha season rice.

A 19-year-old youth was killed in an assault during a party at a hotel on Moragahahena Road in Homagama on the night of April 9, 2026, and police have launched a homicide investigation.

Modern electric wheelchairs were donated to war-disabled veterans today (April 09) at the Ranaviru Seva Authority office through a government-funded programme.

Colombo Fort Railway Station’s passenger facility improvement project was officially launched today (April 9), with a Rs. 2,162 million investment and a plan to complete it within 15 months.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has reached a staff-level agreement with Sri Lankan authorities on the combined fifth and sixth reviews of Sri Lanka’s Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, according to a statement issued today (April 9).