Category: Local News

A SriLankan Airlines flight carrying 217 passengers and 16 crew members was forced to return to Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake early today (June 12) after being struck by lightning shortly after takeoff.

Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha, attended the first flight of the Sri Lanka Air Force’s modernized Kfir C12 fighter aircraft at SLAF Base Katunayake yesterday (June 11).

A man was arrested by investigators of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (June 11) for allegedly accepting a Rs. 300,000 bribe after claiming he could secure a job at Uva Wellassa University.

An inquest officer attached to the Colombo North Teaching Hospital in Ragama was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) at around 1:13 PM today (June 11), over allegations of accepting a Rs. 100,000 bribe.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (June 11) chaired a high-level discussion on the anticipated El Niño conditions and their possible impact on food security, drinking water supplies, and the energy sector, directing officials to prepare comprehensive plans to address potential challenges.

The Colombo High Court today (June 11) dismissed an appeal filed by Shashi Weerawansa against a two-year prison sentence and a Rs. 100,000 fine imposed for providing false personal information to obtain a diplomatic passport.

Thirty-two public officials were arrested for accepting bribes during the first four months of 2026, according to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday (June 10) reviewed the progress of the Galle City Development Project and discussed measures to speed up its implementation during a meeting held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former Navy Commander Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne was today (June 10) named as a suspect in the case concerning the abduction and disappearance of 11 youths in Colombo and its suburbs in 2008.

Senior DIG Waruna Jayasundara has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal seeking an order preventing his arrest in connection with the ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

Former Southern Province Chief Minister Shan Wijayalal De Silva was arrested today (June 10) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Lanka Sathosa has reduced the prices of 18 essential food items with effect from today (June 10), providing relief to consumers amid global economic challenges linked to the conflict situation in the Middle East.

Government employees in Sri Lanka will soon be able to apply for subsidized railway season tickets through a new digital system introduced under the Government’s national digitalization program.

Sri Lanka’s tourism revenue has not declined, and the use of internationally accepted scientific survey methods instead of the previously used data collection system has simply provided a more accurate picture of tourists’ spending patterns, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath told Parliament today (June 9).

The Ministry of Justice and National Integration has urged the public to immediately report any requests for bribes made by Inquirers into Sudden Deaths (ISDs).

Three people have died following a fire that broke out at a restaurant near the Thalawathugoda junction this morning (June 09).