Category: Local News

The Batalanda Commission report was officially tabled in the Sri Lankan Parliament today (March 14) by the Leader of the House, Bimal Rathnayake.

Due to prevailing security concerns, all female Grama Niladharis will withdraw from night duties starting today (March 14), according to the Sri Lanka Grama Niladhari Association.

Sri Lanka has been named the best country in the world for settling down, according to the globally renowned travel magazine Condé Nast Traveler.

The United Nations (UN) has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s small and medium-scale industrial sector following a discussion held at the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development yesterday (March 12).

Former Superintendent of Boossa Prison, Siridath Dhammika, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in the Thalagaha area of Akmeemana, Galle, this afternoon (March 13), police reported.

Sri Lanka Police searched the residence of former Chief of Staff to the President, Sagala Ratnayaka, in Matara, Morawaka, on the afternoon of March 11, 2025, in an attempt to locate Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon.

A key suspect in the triple murder incident reported in the Middeniya Police Division was arrested by officers of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last night (March 12).

The consideration of the writ petition filed by Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, seeking the nullification of the arrest warrant issued by the Matara Magistrate’s Court, has been concluded.

The suspect, who allegedly sexually assaulted a 32-year-old female doctor at the doctors’ quarters of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital on the night of Monday, March 10, 2025, has been arrested.

The National Child Protection Authority (NCPA) has launched an investigation into a disturbing incident involving a private tuition teacher who forced a male student to kneel and instructed a female student to assault him with a cane.

Sri Lanka has reaffirmed its stance on doing business with India’s Adani Group, stating that it remains open to investment opportunities from the conglomerate, Cabinet Media Spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday (March 11).

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has launched a strike in protest against the failure to arrest the suspect involved in the brutal sexual assault of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital.

Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, Chathuranga Abeysinghe, announced today (March 11) in Parliament of Sri Lanka that the government is working on a registration system to officially recognize freelancers in Sri Lanka.

The nationwide initiative to clean and renovate 1,000 selected schools under the Sri Lanka government’s ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ program is progressing steadily with the dedicated involvement of the Tri-Forces.

The Matara Magistrate’s Court has issued an open warrant for the arrest of Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon at the request of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held an important meeting today (March 11) with officials of the Excise Department at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.