Category: Local News

14 persons have died in road accidents in Sri Lanka during the past 24 hours.

Over 107,000 saplings have been planted with the introduction of the Husma Dena Thuru National Tree Planting Programme in the last four months, said Environment Minister Mahinda Amaraweera.

Australia has gifted Sri Lankan police five drones to monitor people smuggling between the two countries.

National Organizer of the Restaurant Owners’ Association Asela Sampath has been remanded until the 19th of April.

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa marked the auspicious time to assume work in the New Year by planting a sapling this morning.

Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa says he is committed to ensuring justice is served to former Parliamentarian Ranjan Ramanayake who is imprisoned on charges of contempt of Court.

An extraordinary gazette notification has been issued banning 11 extremist organisations in Sri Lanka, including the Islamic State (ISIS) and Al Qaeda.

The Chairman of the All Island Canteen Owners’ Association, Asela Sampath was arrested for allegedly threatening officials attached to the Consumer Affairs Authority.

The Colombo Port City will become a Chinese Colony after enacting the Colombo Port City Economic Commission Bill in Parliament which would authorise the Port City to function devoid of common law of the country, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) said yesterday.

An Assistant Superintendent of Sri Lanka Customs has been arrested for forging documents and re-exporting a consignment of dried Indonesian areca nuts to India as Sri Lankan areca nuts.

Welcoming the dawn of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with fresh hopes and renewed determination to materialize them is a valuable tradition deeply rooted in our culture, states President Gotabaya Rajapaksa in his Sinhala and Tamil New Year message.

State Minister Dilum Amunugama says a main reason the government is being blamed is the President’s failure to carry out a dictatorial rule as expected by the public.

The Government of Sri Lanka has signed a loan agreement of USD 500 million with the China Development Bank (CDB).

Public health inspectors are expecting the coronavirus third wave to hit Sri Lanka in May after the general public grossly disregarded the health guidelines ahead of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year.

US Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Alaina Teplitz on Saturday warned Sri Lanka of unintended consequences of ‘nefarious actors’ who may try to misuse a China-backed Colombo Port City’s easy business rules as a permissive money laundering haven amid concerns of tax leaks.

Six suspects, including two females, were arrested for possessing 13 kg of Crystal Methamphetamine (ice) by the officers of the Police Narcotic Bureau (PNB) in Niwandama in the Ja-Ela police area.