Category: Local News

UPFA MP Thilanga Sumathipala says that two special Gazettes have been published appointing Mahinda Rajapaksa as Prime Minister and removing Ranil Wickremesinghe from the premiership.

The United States urged political parties in Sri Lanka on Friday to abide by the Constitution and refrain from violence, as the latter country faces a constitutional crisis after its president ousted the prime minister.

Sri Lankan opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa was appointed prime minister on Friday after President Maithripala Sirisena dismissed the incumbent in a surprise move that threatens political turmoil in the South Asian country.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has sworn in as the Prime Minister before President Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.

Police Narcotics Bureau arrested a Pakistani couple at the Bandaranaike International Airport. One of the arrested individuals had capsules containing Heroin hidden in her throat as an attempt to smuggle them into Sri Lanka.

Three persons including a manager of a private drone operating firm had been summoned by the Thalangama Police to record statements over the incident where a drone was found hovering over MP Ravi Karunanayake’s residence.

The government has decided to invite India to develop the West Container Terminal (WCT) in the Colombo Port as a joint venture with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA), Ports and Shipping Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said.

Former DIG Nalaka de Silva has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) a short while ago.

Former DIG Nalaka de Silva has arrived at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) for the 5th day to record a statement on VIP assassination allegations.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe expressed satisfaction in Sri Lanka being named as the Top Destination for 2019 by The Lonely Planet, yesterday.

An Indian national arrested for possible links to an alleged plot to assassinate Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has told a court that he is innocent saying the police are trying to frame him in the case.

Former Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa questions the whether it is justifiable to compensate LTTE terrorists.

Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy said eventhough Sri Lanka faces difficulties with the bunching up of debt payments, the country had never missed a payment and was not in economic danger.

Sri Lankan police on Tuesday won permission from a court to ask Chinese phone manufacturer Huawei to help recover data from a phone used by a police informant who has alleged a plot to kill President Maithripala Sirisena.

Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar, informed the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Sri Lankans now can sell their products to overseas customers through e-commerce platforms such as eBay.