Category: Local News

The Sri Lankan Cabinet has approved a complete system to enable Sri Lankans living overseas to apply for passports online through selected diplomatic missions, starting this year.

The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Anti-Corruption Division at the Tangalle Police Station has been arrested over allegations of threatening and verbally abusing a female police constable attached to the same station.

A meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), Sultan A. Al-Marshad, was held yesterday afternoon (July 14) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, who was arrested and remanded under charges of corruption by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of Dr. Maheshi Wijeratne, a Consultant Neurosurgeon at Sri Jayewardenepura General Hospital, who was remanded on suspicion of committing the offense of corruption by selling surgical equipment to patients at high prices.

The wild tusker ‘Bhathiya’, who was under treatment for gunshot injuries, died early this morning (July 15) in Polpithigama, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation.

Postal workers in Sri Lanka have decided to launch a countrywide trade union action starting from midnight today (July 15), demanding solutions to several ongoing issues within the Postal Department.

The Government of Sri Lanka has signed Bilateral Amendatory Loan Agreements with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD), marking a key step in the country’s external debt restructuring process.

A ceremonial event to launch the provision of a cost-of-living allowance and the opening of new bank accounts under the name “Artha” for children in institutional care and street children will take place today (July 15) at 11:00 AM, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, at the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs in Battaramulla.

Sri Lanka is set to launch a comprehensive Online Traffic Fine Payment System through the GovPay platform starting September 2025, enabling motorists to conveniently pay spot fines issued by Sri Lanka Police via digital means.

Colombo High Court Judge Mahesh Weeraman has sentenced Jayathilaka Bandara, the former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Wennappuwa, to 14 years of rigorous imprisonment for accepting a bribe of Rs. 30,000 from the owner of a massage center in exchange for allowing it to operate without interference.

Former Minister Rajitha Senaratne has submitted an anticipatory bail application to the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, seeking release on bail prior to being taken into custody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake, who was arrested in connection with a gold-plated T-56 assault rifle found at the Havelock City apartment complex, has been granted bail today under strict conditions.

Chairman of the Coconut Development Authority, Shantha Ranathunga, stated yesterday (July 13) that a Cabinet paper has been submitted to ban the sale of unpackaged coconut oil (loose coconut oil) in the market.

A spokesperson for the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) stated that former Fisheries Minister Rajitha Senaratne has switched off his mobile phone and left his residence.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has launched the Anti-Pyramid National Awareness Week, which runs from 14th to 18th July 2025, under the theme “Pyramid is a trap – don’t get into the wrong track.”