Category: Local News

Chamithri Jayanika Rambukwella, daughter of former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, was released on bail today (June 20) after fulfilling the conditions set by the court.

The Parliamentary Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has uncovered a massive fraud involving 629 road development projects in the North Central Province.

Sri Lanka’s Acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasooriya, has revealed that certain prisoners convicted of homicide were released by misusing the Presidential pardon.

Sri Lankan authorities deported 85 Chinese nationals convicted of various crimes, including cyber-related offences, in the early hours of today (June 20), following legal proceedings and prison sentences.

Acting Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, Chaminda Pathiraja, states that under the one-day service, the Sri Lanka Department of Immigration and Emigration will issue passports within four hours on five weekdays.

An investigation has been launched by the Illegal Property or Assets Investigation Division of the Sri Lanka Police into the assets of 28 politicians, including current Members of Parliament and former government ministers.

Shocking details emerged in court regarding the alleged distribution of substandard drugs in Sri Lanka’s public health system, with a WHO-accredited lab confirming that the medicines were not only ineffective but dangerous to human health.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism announced today (June 19) that the Sri Lankan Embassy in Iran has been temporarily moved due to the current situation in the country.

Two more daughters of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, along with his son-in-law, were arrested today (June 19) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake has been further remanded until June 26, 2025, in connection with a case involving the discovery of a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle at the Havelock City apartment complex in Colombo on May 20, 2025.

Iroshika Chathurangani, a Sri Lankan caregiver working at Beersheva Soroka Hospital in Israel, was injured today (June 19) in an Iranian missile attack near the hospital.

Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s two daughters and son-in-law appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (June 19) to provide statements.

Newly appointed Defence Attaché (DA) of the United States (US) to Sri Lanka, Lieutenant Colonel Matthew House, paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), yesterday (June 18) at his office.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ruled that the then Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Uragasmanhandiya Police Station and the then OIC of its Crimes Division violated fundamental human rights by subjecting a young man to inhumane torture after arresting him in connection with a gold theft investigation in 2019 to obtain a confession.

A meeting chaired by Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Minister Sunil Handunneththi and Deputy Minister Chathuranga Abeysinghe was held on June 17, 2025 at the Sri Lankan Parliament to improve coordination between the Ministry of Industries and district-level operations.

Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), presided over a meeting on Tuesday (June 17) to address ongoing issues concerning the perimeter fence of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA).