Former President Maithripala says “Cardinal wants me hanged over Easter Sunday attacks”

Former Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has claimed that he is being targeted as a perpetrator of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks, despite several arrests already made in this regard.



Transfer of Seven Senior DIGs: Ajith Rohana alleges Minister Tiran Alles protecting one Senior DIG

Seven Senior Deputy Inspector Generals of Police (SDIGs) including Lalith Pathinayake and Ajith Rohana who are competing for the post of Inspector General of Police (IGP) have been transferred with immediate effect due to service requirements, Sri Lanka Police announced yesterday (April 25).



Sri Lanka President says No one will be allowed to directly or indirectly disrupt education system

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that any attempt to disturb the education system of the country, whether directly or indirectly, will not be permitted, and if required, new legislation will be introduced to address such conduct.



Sri Lanka decides to keep the increased fuel quota unchanged

Increased fuel quota will remain unchanged until further notice, Sri Lanka’s Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekera said.



Cabinet nod to stop construction of new buildings over four floors in Nuwara Eliya

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to the proposal presented by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to introduce laws under Urban Development Authority (UDA) Act to limit construction of buildings of over four stories in the city of Nuwara Eliya district from May 01, 2023.



Report of the Presidential Commission on Easter Attacks presented to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference

The complete report of the Presidential Commission to inquire into the Easter Sunday Terror Attacks of 2019 has been handed over by the Minister of Public Security to the Chairman of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference.



SLPP stalwart Prasanna Ranatunga says will support Ranil Wickremesinghe as next common candidate

President Ranil Wickremesinghe could be a common candidate at the next presidential elections, Chief Government Whip Prasanna Ranatunga said yesterday (April 24).



Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department says Rs. 316 Billion tax revenue collected in first quarter of 2023

Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department announced that a total of Rs. 316,619 Million (Rs. 316 Billion) was collected as Tax Revenue for the months of January, February and March 2023.



Interim order issued preventing TID from arresting, recording statements from former AG Dappula De Livera

The Court of Appeal today (April 24) issued an interim order on the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) preventing the arrest or recording of a statement from Former Attorney General Dappula De Livera.



Namal Rajapaksa defends Gotabaya Rajapaksa

Ruling party MP Namal Rajapaksa said the collapse of the Gotabaya Rajapaksa government was engineered as part of a conspiracy hatched since the defeat of the LTTE to destabilise the country economically, socially and politically.



Former Attorney General Dappula De Livera files writ petition against summoning before TID

Former Attorney General Dappula de Livera has filed a writ petition before the Court of Appeal through his lawyers over the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) summoning him to record a statement in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks.



Minor earth tremor reported off the coast of Hambantota

A minor earth tremor of magnitude 4.4 in the Richter Scale was reported at 12.45 AM today (April 24) around 25.8 km off the coast of Hambantota.



Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals top 400,000 mark in 2023

The tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka from January to April 20, 2023 have topped the 400,000 mark, indicating the island nation’s tourism industry is firmly on the path of recovery.



Main suspect over brutal murder of five in Delft Island arrested

The Delft Police arrested the main suspect in the brutal killing of five persons in a house in the Delft Island in Jaffna, last night (April 22).



Five persons found hacked to death inside a house in Delft Island

Five persons were found hacked to death in a house in the Delft island in Jaffna this morning (22 April).



Sri Lanka consumer inflation dips to 49.2% year-on-year in March

Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) (LKNCPI=ECI) eased to 49.2% year-on-year in March, after a 53.6% rise in February, the statistics department said on Friday.