Category: Local News

A 52-year-old Canadian man was arrested this morning (July 25) by Sri Lanka Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for smuggling a large quantity of illegal drugs.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has recognized Sri Lanka’s continued economic progress as the country prepares for its fifth review under the IMF-supported Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held a discussion yesterday afternoon (July 24) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo with relevant ministers and officials regarding the protection of wild elephants and the safeguarding of rural communities’ daily lives.

The gunman who carried out a targeted shooting near the Dehiwala Railway Station around 11:00 AM on July 18, 2025, was killed in a shootout with the Police Special Task Force (STF) early this morning (July 25).

A Sub-Inspector attached to the Kompannavidiya Police Station has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on charges of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000.

Dhanushka Weerakkody, the son-in-law of Parliamentarian Rohitha Abeygunawardena, was remanded until August 1, 2025, over a case involving an illegally assembled vehicle.

Dhanushka Weerakkody, the son-in-law of Parliamentarian Rohitha Abeygunawardena, appeared before the Matugama Magistrate’s Court today (July 24) in connection with an ongoing investigation into a controversial vehicle transaction.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered the shipping company responsible for the MV X-Press Pearl to pay USD 1 billion in compensation to the Sri Lankan government for the environmental and economic damage caused by the ship’s fire and sinking off the western coast in 2021.

An attempted shooting targeting a health administration officer near the S. De S. Jayasinghe Stadium in Dehiwala failed this morning (July 24) around 9:15 AM, according to police.

Lasantha Wickramasekara, a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), has been elected as the new Chairman of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation in Sri Lanka states that wildlife officers are currently treating 20 elephants across the country that are injured or disabled.

If Parliamentarian Rohitha Abeygunawardena’s daughter does not surrender to the police within the next few days, an order will be obtained to confiscate her property, police say.

Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan will visit Sri Lanka to take part in the grand opening of City of Dreams Sri Lanka on August 2, 2025.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a Special Presidential Investigation Committee to look into serious allegations of fraud, corruption, and irregularities at SriLankan Airlines Limited and Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (July 23) ruled that the emergency regulations imposed across the country under the Public Security Ordinance by then Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on July 17, 2022, to control ‘Aragalaya’ protestors, violated fundamental human rights.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his final respects to the late Most Venerable Anamaduwa Sri Dhammadassi Anunayake Thero last night (July 22).