Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), ceremonially launched the official history book of the 1st Battalion of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) on Wednesday (May 21).

Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation K. D. Lal Kantha stated that the dignity of the public service was completely destroyed under the previous economic system, and that the entire country has collapsed due to politics and the deterioration of the public service.

Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development, announced that the Sri Lankan government is taking strong steps to rebuild the country’s salt industry, which he says was destroyed by years of corruption and mismanagement.

Chandana Weerakumara, also known as Sakvithi Ranasinghe, and his wife Kumari Anuradhini, who pleaded guilty to charges including operating an illegal financial institution and accepting deposits exceeding Rs. 164.1 million from the public, were sentenced by the Colombo High Court to suspended prison terms and fines.

Two individuals have been arrested with 101.47 kilograms of heroin in Weeraketiya, police said.

The Ministry of Trade, Commerce, and Food Security has announced that a shipment of government-imported salt is expected to arrive in Sri Lanka by this evening (May 22).

The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Vavuniya Poovarasankulam Police Station has been taken into custody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over allegations of accepting a bribe of Rs. 500,000.

Fifteen teams from the Police Special Task Force (STF) have been deployed across Sri Lanka to crack down on organized crime.

Ramith Rambukwella, the son of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, was taken into custody by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) a short while ago.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to urgently repair canals and drainage systems in the Colombo District, following a rapid increase in dengue and chikungunya cases.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Labour has announced that all services related to the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) will be temporarily suspended from May 21 to May 23, 2025, due to an emergency maintenance operation on the EPF database system managed by the department.

Ramith Rambukwella, son of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (May 21), following a court order issued by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation states that toll payments on expressways in Sri Lanka via card will begin today (May 21).

The Ministry of Defence today established its Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) at its headquarters, as part of the government’s wider efforts to fight corruption and improve transparency in public service delivery.

A 68-year-old woman has been taken into custody after she was reportedly seen carrying a gold-coloured T-56 assault rifle into her apartment at the Havelock City housing complex in Colombo, police said.

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has approved amendments to the Inland Revenue Act No. 24 of 2017, making it mandatory to provide a Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) when opening any type of bank account.