18 Police officers including 8 Senior DIGs and CID Director transferred

18 senior police officers including 8 Senior Deputy Generals of Police (SDIGs) and the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have been transferred with immediate effect, the Police said.



159 CEB Engineers left the country within two years

159 engineers who worked at the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) have gone abroad within a two-year period, Dhanushka Parakramasinghe, President of the Engineers Association of the CEB, announced today (March 15).



Keheliya Rambukwella seeks bail

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, currently in remand custody in connection with the alleged importation of substandard human Immunoglobulin vials, has filed a bail application with the Colombo High Court.



Suspect charged in mass killing of Sri Lankan family in protective custody

The 19-year-old charged with killing six people in an Ottawa suburb last week is being held in protective custody, his lawyer said Thursday.



PMI Sri Lanka to host Regional Project Management Conference 2024

Project Management Institute (PMI) Sri Lanka Chapter will host the Regional Project Management Conference 2024 (PMRC24) on May 31, 2024, at Hotel Galadari in Colombo, Sri Lanka.



Rakna Arakshaka Lanka takes over Expressway Security and Rescue Operations

Rakna Arakshaka Lanka Limited has taken over the internal security and rescue operations of expressways following the stepping down of the Police Special Task Force (STF), which was previously responsible for these tasks.



Bail rejected for Keheliya Rambukwella and six others until case is over

The Maligakanda Magistrate’s Court has once again rejected granting bail and ordered that former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, the former Secretary of the Ministry of Health, and five other accused of importing substandard human Immunoglobulin vials be remanded until the trial is over.



NPP to revise IMF agreement

A discussion took place this morning (March 14) at the Shangri La Hotel in Colombo between a group of representatives from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), including Peter Brewer, head of operations in Sri Lanka for the IMF, and representatives of the National People’s Power (NPP).



Dates fixed for No-Confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena

During today’s (March 14) party leaders’ meeting, it was decided to debate the no-confidence motion against Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane on March 19 and 20.



SriLankan Airlines, Korean Air activate codeshare partnership

SriLankan Airlines and Korean Air have officially activated a new codeshare partnership effective 15 March 2024, presenting enhanced travel options and connections for customers of both airlines travelling between Colombo and Seoul.



Lahiru Thirimanne involved in accident in Anuradhapura

The vehicle in which former Sri Lankan cricketer Lahiru Thirimanne was traveling collided head-on with a lorry in the Thirappane area of Anuradhapura at around 7:45 AM today (March 14).



Health Ministry confident: Doctors returning to Sri Lanka, easing shortage crisis

The Health Ministry is confident that the shortage of doctors will soon be resolved since doctors who had migrated for various reasons are returning to Sri Lanka.



Immunoglobulin Scandal: Deputy Director of Medical Supplies Division arrested

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested Dr. Thusitha Sudarshana, the Deputy Director of the Health Ministry’s Medical Supplies Division, upon arrival in Sri Lanka at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.



Canadian High Commissioner Eric Walsh meets NPP Leader Anura Dissanayake

Eric Walsh, the Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, held a meeting with Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the leader of the National People’s Power (NPP), at the JVP head office this morning (March 13).



Elderly Sri Lankan couple found dead near their Melbourne home

An elderly Sri Lankan couple who died together outside their home may have been overcome by Melbourne’s blistering heatwave, Australian media reported.



Human Rights Watch urges IMF to oppose laws restricting freedom in Sri Lanka

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) should urge Sri Lanka’s government to abandon draft legislation that would severely curtail civil society and jeopardize the IMF’s program in the country, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a letter to the IMF that was released on Tuesday (March 12).