Category: Local News

The Rotaract Club of Alumni of the University of Moratuwa has launched a new phase of its long-running educational initiative, “Nena Sayura,” aimed at supporting the academic and personal development of visually impaired students.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to fill 15,073 vacancies in the public service across Sri Lanka.

An Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration Head Office in Battaramulla has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (May 27) for allegedly issuing three forged passports to an underworld kingpin, Mandinu Padmasiri, alias ‘Kehelbaddara Padme’, Police said.

The number of tourists who arrived in Sri Lanka during the first five months of 2025 has exceeded one million.

Meal charges for staff working in the Parliament of Sri Lanka have been revised following a review by the Parliamentary House Committee, which met under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne on May 23, 2025.

A meeting between New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters and Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was held yesterday afternoon (May 26) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, during Mr. Peters’ official visit to Sri Lanka.

Nishantha Bandara Basnayake, who served as the coordinating secretary to former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali today (May 26) that all the money received into his account had been collected by Amali Rambukwella, the daughter of Keheliya Rambukwella.

Two major corruption-related cases involving former government ministers in Sri Lanka were taken up in court today (May 26).

The Sri Lanka Export Development Board (EDB) states that during the first four months of this year, the country’s export earnings have risen to USD 5.5 billion.

Former Minister of Agriculture Mahindananda Aluthgamage was released on bail today (May 26) in connection with the importation of a shipment of substandard organic fertilizer during the previous government.

An investigation has been launched by both the Ministry of Education and the Sri Lanka Police into the tragic suicide of a second-year female student at the Wayamba National College of Education in Bingiriya.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake paid his final respects to the late veteran actress Malini Fonseka yesterday (May 25) at the Tharangani Theatre Hall of the National Film Corporation, where her remains lay in state.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met today (May 25) with members of the United Forum of Sri Lankan Performing Artists at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Three suspects, including a woman, have been arrested in connection with the attack and shooting at the vehicle of Thusitha Halloluwa, a former Executive Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB), on May 17, 2025.

Former Minister Duminda Dissanayake has been transferred to the prison hospital.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board states that the water supply will be suspended for 12 hours, from 8:00 AM to 8:00 PM today (May 25), in several areas of Colombo.