Category: Local News

The United States has announced that the tariff rate imposed on goods imported from Sri Lanka has been reduced to 20%.

A three-day training programme for law enforcement officials focusing on forced labour was launched on July 30, 2025 at the Taj Samudra Hotel in Colombo, in line with the World Day Against Trafficking in Persons.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has announced plans to increase daily digital payments in the country by approximately 30%.

A total of 34 individuals have been arrested in connection with bribery incidents in Sri Lanka during the first six months of this year (2025), according to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

A 23-year-old tour guide was shot and killed early this morning (July 31) in the Duwamodara area of Kosgoda, according to the Sri Lanka Police.

The Government of the Maldives has announced that Sri Lankan citizens visiting the Maldives for tourism will be granted a free 90-day on-arrival tourist visa, starting from July 29, 2025.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Sri Lanka has issued a warning to the public over a growing number of financial fraud cases involving unauthorized access to WhatsApp accounts.

The Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs has announced that a Bill to abolish pensions for Members of Parliament in Sri Lanka will be presented to the Cabinet next week.

Roshel Melanie Abeygunawardena, the daughter of Parliamentarian Rohitha Abeygunawardena, has surrendered to the Panadura Walana Anti-Vice Unit of the Sri Lanka Police through her lawyer.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has filed an anticipatory bail application with the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, seeking protection from a possible arrest by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Okkampitiya Police Station has been arrested by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) while accepting a bribe of Rs. 40,000.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was granted bail today (July 29) after appearing before the Hambantota Magistrate’s Court, leading to the revocation of the arrest warrant issued against him yesterday (July 28).

Former Member of Parliament Duminda Dissanayake has been acquitted in the case related to the ownership of a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle.

Former Member of Parliament of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), Thissa Kuttiarachchi, today (July 29), informed the Colombo District Court that he unconditionally regrets the statement he made regarding President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The Opposition Leader of the Yatinuwara Pradeshiya Sabha, along with his wife and daughter, has been found dead inside their home, police said.

A member of an organized crime gang, Hikkaduwa Liyanage Sahan Sisikallum, also known as Weligama Sahan, was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while being deported from India.