Category: Local News

Former Secretary to the Health Ministry, Janaka Chandragupta, was arrested today (June 26) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after providing a statement.

The Attorney General filed indictments before the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar today (June 26) against 12 individuals, including former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, in connection with the procurement of substandard immunoglobulin vaccines.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation has announced a 2.5% reduction in bus fares, effective from July 1, 2025.

Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake was further remanded until July 7, 2025, in connection with the discovery of a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle at the Havelock City apartment complex in Colombo on May 20, 2025.

Thirty-two senior officers of the Sri Lanka Police, including nine Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) and 16 Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs), have been transferred with immediate effect, according to a statement from the Police Media Division.

Citing an issue related to overtime, railway technicians and assistant railway technicians in Sri Lanka have launched a 24-hour token strike starting this morning (June 26).

A delegation from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), led by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Mr. Volker Türk, held discussions with a Sri Lankan delegation headed by the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs, Mr. Ananda Wijayapala, and the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara, on Tuesday (June 24) at the Deputy Minister’s Office.

The Sri Lankan government informed bus associations today (June 25) that steps will be taken to reduce bus fares by 2% in line with the upcoming annual fare revision.

The government of Sri Lanka has approved the purchase of 200 new super luxury buses to enhance expressway passenger services, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Mass Media Nalinda Jayatissa announced today (June 25).

The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government states that the recruitment of 30,000 new employees to the Sri Lankan public service has now commenced.

Twenty-two students at the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka have been suspended in connection with an incident in which a group of first-year students was subjected to inhumane ragging.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court yesterday (June 24) that Dr. Maheshi Surasinghe Wijeratne, a specialist neurosurgeon at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, had performed surgeries on brain-dead patients in order to profit from selling expensive surgical equipment through a private company linked to her and her husband.

The bodies of two young men, who were shot and killed with a pistol-type firearm, have been found in the Thorakolayaya area of Middeniya.

The National Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force (NAHTTF), in collaboration with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), launched an island-wide television and radio campaign today (June 24) to raise awareness about trafficking in persons.

Ms. Azusa Kubota, the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, met with Speaker of Parliament (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne on June 20, 2025, at the Parliament premises.

SriLankan Airlines has diverted five of its flights to alternate airports in Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates due to the ongoing crisis in the Middle East.