Category: Local News

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.

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.