In his 2025 International Women’s Day message, Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized the pivotal role of women in shaping Sri Lanka’s political landscape, particularly through their contributions to the formation of the National People’s Power (NPP) government.

On International Women’s Day 2025, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasizes the urgent need for collective action to address gender-based violence, economic hardship, and political exclusion.

Sri Lanka Police have announced an increase in rewards for information that helps recover illegal firearms and hand grenades.

In Nuwara Eliya, a bus conductor who instructed schoolchildren to get off an SLTB (Sri Lanka Transport Board) bus has been removed from all duties, according to Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake, who made this statement in Parliament today (March 7).

Sri Lanka and Japan took a significant step in the External Debt Restructuring Process today (March 7) with the signing of the Exchange of Notes between the two governments and the Amendment Agreement with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

Three police officers, including a sergeant and two constables attached to the Kollupitiya Police Station, have been arrested for allegedly soliciting and forcibly taking a bribe from an Austrian female tourist in exchange for not taking legal action against her for possessing a pack of foreign cigarettes.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali has instructed the court registrar to take necessary steps to conduct the case related to the Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder via Skype today (March 7), citing security concerns regarding the nine suspects currently in remand custody.

Sri Lanka Police has transferred eight Senior Superintendents of Police (SSPs) and assigned them new appointments based on recommendations from the National Police Commission, the Police Media Division stated.

Former Minister Mervyn Silva and two others have been remanded until March 17, 2025, by the Mahara Magistrate’s Court.

Sri Lanka Police have requested the public to inform the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) if they have any information regarding the whereabouts of former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently evading arrest.

The 2023 Annual Audit Report by the Auditor General’s Department has revealed that Sri Lanka incurred an additional cost of Rs. 3,010 million due to the purchase of buses from India without a proper needs analysis or scientific evaluation.

A meeting between Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and officials of the Inland Revenue Department was held yesterday (March 5) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former Minister Mervyn Silva was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) last night (March 5).

Sri Lanka Police have arrested the suspected gunman in connection with the recent triple homicide in Middeniya, in which a father and his two children were shot dead while riding a motorcycle.

Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, also known as ‘Daisy Achchi,’ the grandmother of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID).

A contributory pension scheme and a social welfare program for individuals engaged in Sri Lanka’s tourism sector will be introduced this year, Deputy Minister of Tourism Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe announced today (March 5).