While expressing his views during a May Day gathering at Galle Face Green, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe delivered a powerful message about Sri Lanka’s political history and the transformation led by the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) and the National People’s Power (NPP).

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka will make a State Visit to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam from May 4 to May 6, 2025, at the invitation of Vietnamese President Luong Cuong.

The sudden death of 23-year-old Charith Dilshan, a second-year student at the Faculty of Technology of Sabaragamuwa University, has triggered widespread concern and multiple investigations, following allegations that he was subjected to ragging.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon has formally requested security protection from the police due to serious threats to his life, reportedly orchestrated by underworld figures.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has called on the nation to mark this year’s International Workers’ Day as a symbol of a new beginning under a government that reflects the will of the people.

Chief Inspector of Police Ashoka Ariyawansha, who served as the chief security officer to former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been transferred to the Kankesanthurai Police Station with immediate effect.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his International Workers’ Day message, said that the working people of Sri Lanka are playing a key role in the country’s ongoing change.

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.