Category: Local News

Nuwan Dharmaratne, Chief Operating Officer of the Pelwatte unit of Lanka Sugar Company (Pvt) Ltd, has resigned from his position, effective June 27, 2025.

Sri Lanka welcomed 132,919 foreign tourists in May 2025, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

Former Executive Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB), Thusitha Halloluwa, has been further remanded until June 6, 2025.

The latest Airbus A330-200 widebody aircraft to join SriLankan Airlines arrived in the country this morning (June 4) from Paris, France, landing at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

Sri Lanka officially launched the National Credit Guarantee Institution on June 2, 2025, enabling small and medium enterprise (SME) entrepreneurs to access loans without providing collateral, making it easier for small businesses to grow.

The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court yesterday (June 3) that indictments will be filed next week before a three-judge bench of the High Court against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and several others, in connection with the alleged importation of substandard human immunoglobulin vaccines.

The Colombo High Court has rescheduled the next hearing of a high-profile corruption case involving former Minister of Fisheries Rajitha Senaratne and two other former officials to August 29, 2025.

A high-level Australian delegation led by Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, met with Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), for bilateral talks today (June 3) at the Deputy Minister’s Office in Colombo.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles this morning (June 3) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo to strengthen the longstanding ties between Sri Lanka and Australia.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to issue a permit to Sri Lanka Thriposha Limited to import 18,000 metric tons of standardized maize.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and his son, Ramith Rambukwella, who were in remand custody.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, late last night (June 2) for a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that he gives the nation his assurance that not a single rupee of the tax money paid by the people will be misused or lost to corruption.

Former Chairman of the Lindula-Talawakelle Urban Council, Asoka Sepala, was arrested today (June 2) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with a case involving a financial loss of Rs. 2.38 million to the government.

A special discussion to resolve issues related to the pensions of retired war veterans and the payment of the Widows and Orphans Pension (W&OP) to families of fallen war heroes was held on May 30, 2025, at the Ministry of Defence under the patronage of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd).

Sri Lanka marks the beginning of National Tax Week today (June 2), with the official opening ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.