Category: Local News

Veteran actor Jayalal Rohana passed away at the age of 56 while receiving treatment at the Ragama Hospital, the Hospital Director confirmed.

India has strongly protested to Sri Lanka over the death of four Indian fishermen following a collision between their vessel and a Sri Lankan naval craft last month, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Thursday.

A special discussion is underway at Minister Wimal Weerawansa’s residence with the attendance of 12 political parties representing the government.

The Police Special Task Force has seized a cache of weapons and ammunition from an illegally maintained arms storage in Miriswatte, Katana.

The Indian Police have informed Sri Lanka that Mohamed Mahil Mohamed Nawaz, a suspect wanted in connection with the attack on Police Narcotics Bureau officers at Piliyandala in 2017, had been arrested in India.

SJB MP Ranjan Ramanayake will not be allowed to attend Parliament until Court delivers a verdict, Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena informed Parliament yesterday (10).

Justice Minister Ali Sabry, PC told Parliament yesterday that there are no political prisoners in Sri Lanka.

Five more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

People who die of COVID-19 would be allowed to be buried, Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa said today.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed twelve new High Court Judges, the President’s Media Division said.

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) arrested a 39-year- old suspect in connection with re-exporting 23 container loads of areca nuts worth Rs. 300 million illegally.

Governor of Uva Province A.J.M. Muzammil has temporarily suspended all functions of Badulla Municipal Council with immediate effect from today (February 10).

The Cabinet of Ministers will be called for a special meeting to discuss the report submitted by the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI) on the Easter Sunday terror attacks, which took the lives of 270 Sri Lankans and foreign nationals in 2019.

Five more COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in Sri Lanka, the Department of Government Information confirmed a short while ago.

The Attorney General has directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to conclude criminal investigations of grave crimes and drug offenses within 3 months.

Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who is due to arrive in Sri Lanka on 22 February, on the invitation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, is scheduled to address Sri Lanka Parliament on 24th February at 2:00 p.m., Government sources said.