Category: Local News

The State Vesak Festival for the Buddhist Year 2569 officially commenced on Friday (May 10) at the International Buddhist Centre Temple in Nuwara Eliya, under the patronage of the Most Venerable Maha Nayaka Theros of the Three Nikayas, and with the participation of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

At least eight people have died after a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus plunged into a precipice in the Garandiella area of Ramboda this morning (May 11).

Police have launched an investigation to arrest a popular tuition teacher known as “Teacher Amma,” whose real name is Hayeshika Fernando, over an alleged assault on a young man.

The inaugural ceremony of the National Vesak Week will commence today at 1:30 PM in Nuwara Eliya, under the patronage of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The Colombo High Court today (May 9) sentenced a Divi Neguma Development Officer to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for soliciting a sexual bribe from a 30-year-old mother of three, in exchange for approving government financial aid for her seven-year-old child’s kidney surgery.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has congratulated His Holiness Pope Leo XIV on being elected as the new leader of the Catholic Church.

A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) crashed into the Maduru Oya Reservoir this morning (May 9) during a demonstration.

One person has reportedly been injured in a shooting incident that occurred this evening (May 8) near a temple in the Malapalla area of Kottawa, police said.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has been officially informed to appear before the “Committee of Inquiry to inquire and report its findings on IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon in respect of acts of gross abuse of power” on May 19, 2025.

The European Union (EU) has reminded Sri Lanka that it must align its domestic laws with international human rights and labour standards to continue enjoying trade benefits under the GSP+ scheme.

Sri Lanka has been granted a billion-dollar loan to boost its agriculture, tourism and energy sectors, the World Bank said on Wednesday, as the country emerges from an unprecedented economic crisis.

President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga, met with Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Wednesday afternoon (May 7) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been remanded until May 20, 2025.

The results of the local government election in Sri Lanka have now been fully released.

Former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera, who had been evading arrest, surrendered to the Mahara Magistrate’s Court today (May 7).

According to the official election results received so far (as of 9:52 AM) in the 2025 Local Government election, the National People’s Power (NPP) has won 234 institutions.