Colombo Strikers will look to form strongest side at LPL auction, Pakistan captain Babar Azam says

Ahead of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) auction, Pakistan’s captain and star batter Babar Azam, who was a pre-auction direct signing by the Colombo Strikers franchise, said that he and his team are looking forward to developing the strongest side in the tournament.



Archaeology Department’s Director-General Professor Anura Manatunga resigns

Director-General of the Department of Archaeology Professor Anura Manatunga has resigned from his post.



Sri Lankan Rupee depreciates against U.S. Dollar

he Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has depreciated against the US dollar (USD) today (June 12), according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).



Three people from same family killed in fatal accident at Thulhiriya

Three people from the same family, including a teenage boy, died in a head-on collision between a three-wheeler and a tipper truck in the Thulhiriya area in Warakapola this morning (June 12).



“Deiyandara Sumiya” arrested with Arminius 38 type revolver

An underworld figure known as “Deiyandara Sumiya” has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) while in possession of a German-made modern Arminius 38 type revolver.



Sri Lankan Migrant workers’ remittances record sharp increase in May

Sri Lanka’s workers’ remittances in the month of May 2023 was recorded at USD 479.7 million, according to the latest figures from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).



Sri Lankan athlete Shreshan Dananjaya goes missing in Switzerland

Sri Lanka athlete Shreshan Dananjaya has reportedly gone missing in Switzerland, according to the Athletics Association of Sri Lanka.



Sri Lanka President’s House, office, and Temple Trees to be moved out to Kotte

Sri Lanka President’s House, the Secretariat, and the Prime Minister’s official residence Temple Trees have been earmarked to be moved out of Colombo city to Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte and may be kept open only as a tourist attraction.



One person injured in police fire – another arrested with ammunition

One of the two persons on a motorcycle was injured and hospitalised when Police opened fire at them at Karapitiya, Galle.



Sri Lanka relaxes import restrictions on over 300 items

Sri Lanka Government has issued a gazette notification relaxing the import restrictions imposed on more than 300 items effective from June 09, 2023.



Sri Lanka Government to go ahead with privatising SLT despite ‘NO’ from S.O.C. on National Security

Sri Lanka Government has announced that the policy decision taken pertaining to the privatisation of Sri Lanka Telecom (SLT) will not compromise national security.



Seven Police Narcotics Bureau officers arrested over death of vocational trainer in custody

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested seven Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) officers including a Sub-Inspector over the death of an Assistant Manager of the Vocational Training Authority (VTA), Narahenpita while in the custody of the PNB.



Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security recommends not to privatise Sri Lanka Telecom

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security says the committee will not recommend privatising Sri Lanka Telecom, citing the possible exposure of matters sensitive to national security.



Sarath Fonseka resigns from Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has resigned as a member of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on National Security.



Sri Lanka must protect the right to freedom of expression

The U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung has noted that the country must protect the right to freedom of expression.



Five-year-old child found dead with cut injuries from a construction site in Mulleriyawa

The body of a 5-year-old child, with cut wounds believed to have been caused by the pieces of a broken glass bottle, has been recovered by the police at a construction site in Mulleriyawa.