Category: Local News

Premasiri Rathnayake has been removed from the position of Commissioner General of Buddhist Affairs.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has suspended Thilina Gamage, who served as the Magistrate and District Judge in Moratuwa.

A 48-year-old man was injured in a shooting incident reported early this morning (August 3) in Kapugama, Matara, police said.

The Parliament of Sri Lanka has reached a policy agreement to transform the official residence of the Speaker into a dedicated Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Research.

An accident occurred in the Thembiliyana area of Dehiowita, along the Kegalle–Avissawella road, when a bus transporting garment factory workers overturned at around 6:30 AM today (August 2).

Two senior figures from the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have responded to the recent decision by the United States to reduce tariffs on Sri Lankan imports to 20 percent but their views highlight a clear difference in tone and outlook.

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananda Wijepala, has revealed that approximately 300 police officers were suspended during the first six months of 2025.

A joint operation by the Sri Lanka Army Intelligence Unit and the Nelliyadi Police Special Task Force (STF) led to the seizure of a large stock of Kerala cannabis in the Vaththirayan area of Maradankerny yesterday morning (July 31).

The United States has announced that the tariff rate imposed on goods imported from Sri Lanka has been reduced to 20%.

A three-day training programme for law enforcement officials focusing on forced labour was launched on July 30, 2025 at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo, in line with the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has announced plans to increase daily digital payments in the country by approximately 30%.

A total of 34 individuals have been arrested in connection with bribery incidents in Sri Lanka during the first six months of this year (2025), according to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

A 23-year-old tour guide was shot and killed early this morning (July 31) in the Duwamodara area of Kosgoda, according to the Sri Lanka Police.

The Government of the Maldives has announced that Sri Lankan citizens visiting the Maldives for tourism will be granted a free 90-day on-arrival tourist visa, starting from July 29, 2025.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka has issued a warning to the public over a growing number of financial fraud cases involving unauthorized access to WhatsApp accounts.

The Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs has announced that a Bill to abolish pensions for Members of Parliament in Sri Lanka will be presented to the Cabinet next week.