Category: Local News

Former SriLankan Airlines Chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe, who is currently in remand custody, has been ordered to remain in custody until July 15, 2025, by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

Wearing seat belts will be mandatory for all passengers in light vehicles on expressways in Sri Lanka, including those in the back seats, starting August 1, 2025.

A 22-year-old youth was shot dead and another man critically injured in a shooting incident in the Yainna area of Kahawatta last night (June 30).

The National Transport Commission (NTC) of Sri Lanka has announced that the scheduled 2.5% reduction in bus fares, originally set to take effect today (July 1), has been suspended due to a recent increase in fuel prices.

The National Transport Commission emphasizes that, starting today (July 1), it is mandatory for bus drivers to wear seat belts.

Former Minister Gamini Lokuge passed away a short while ago at the age of 82 at a private hospital this evening (June 30).

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised, effective July 1, 2025.

The Inland Revenue Department has filed a case against Arjun Aloysius and Anthony Randev Jinendra John, directors of W. M. Mendis and Company, for allegedly evading Value Added Tax (VAT) payments totaling Rs. 1.035 billion.

Indian film legend Shah Rukh Khan is expected to visit Sri Lanka this August to attend the grand opening of the City of Dreams Sri Lanka.

Former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and former Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI), Jayantha Edirisinghe, were today (June 30) served indictments before the Colombo High Court over the alleged misuse of BOI funds in 2014.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler has been appointed as the new Media Spokesman for the Sri Lanka Police, effective today (June 30).

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Sunil Handunnetti, has shared key highlights from a bilateral discussion held during the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2025 with Ms. Kimberley Botwright, Head of Fair Trade and Governance at the Forum.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has determined that several clauses in the proposed Electricity Amendment Bill are inconsistent with the Constitution, Deputy Speaker of Parliament Dr. Rizvie Salih announced today (June 30).

Several senior officers of the Sri Lanka Police have been transferred and appointed to new positions with immediate effect, the Police Media Division announced.

Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways, Prasanna Gunasena, says that 600 Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses that were previously out of service will be repaired and returned to operation.

According to data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA), a total of 116,469 tourists have arrived in Sri Lanka during the month of June 2025.