Category: Local News

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka have been revised, effective May 1, 2025.

The European Union has expressed a positive outlook on Sri Lanka’s current GSP+ (Generalized System of Preferences Plus) review process, during a high-level meeting between EU and Sri Lankan officials held today at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The 5th Annual Sri Lanka–Pakistan Bilateral Defence Dialogue commenced on Monday (April 28) in Islamabad, Pakistan, reaffirming the two nations’ commitment to strengthening defence cooperation.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has launched an investigation into a controversial export deal involving the Lanka Phosphate Company, which allegedly caused a loss of Rs. 2,700 million to the state.

Sri Lanka Police state that 33 election candidates have been taken into custody in connection with the upcoming local government elections.

A police investigation team has been appointed to assist the Committee of Inquiry that is looking into allegations of serious misconduct by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has paid Rs. 1 million in compensation as ordered by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

An accident occurred this morning (April 29) when a private bus traveling towards Beliatta and a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus heading from Beliatta to Dikwella collided head-on.

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, yesterday (April 28) visited the site of the halted overhead bridge construction between Baladaksha Mawatha and Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha, near the Kompanna Vidiya Police Station.

A person has died and another has been injured in a shooting incident that occurred in the Hirana area of Panadura.

Former Additional Secretary to the State Ministry of Agriculture, Mahesh Gammanpila, has been ordered to be remanded until May 5, 2025, by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The Court of Appeal today (April 28) dismissed the writ petition filed by former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera, who sought an order to prevent his arrest over a case involving the alleged illegal acquisition and sale of government land under the Kelaniya Divisional Secretariat.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (April 28) and is currently giving a statement, his office confirmed.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya declared that her government has ended the political protection that shielded corruption and crime in the country for the past 75 years.

The historic city of Kandy received a full clean-up yesterday (April 27) as part of the ongoing ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ programme.

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Bimal Rathnayake, recently held a special discussion with the Chairpersons of the National Transport Commission (NTC), Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), and the Provincial Road Passenger Transport Authorities representing all nine provinces.