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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.

Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa stated that he fought the war to achieve peace.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against former Minister Chandrani Bandara.

Former Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella has been further remanded until June 3, 2025, by order of Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali.

An increase in the coconut harvest in Sri Lanka is expected during May and June this year (2025), compared to the same period last year (2024), the Coconut Research Institute in Lunuwila stated.