Sri Lanka News Papers – News Headlines from Colombo

The Ceylon Petroleum Private Bowser Owners’ Association says fuel distribution activities have been arbitrarily handed over to another party.

In a landmark judgment aimed at curbing ragging in higher educational institutions in Sri Lanka, the Supreme Court today directed the relevant authorities, including the University Grants Commission (UGC), to implement the guidelines formulated to prevent ragging incidents in state universities.

The National Cancer Control Programme (NCCP) revealed that between 35,000 and 40,000 new cancer cases are identified in Sri Lanka each year.

The case of a 21-year-old student detained for nearly nine months under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be taken up in court today (July 9).

Opposition MP Jagath Vithana has published his pay sheet on Facebook and has thus become the only MP to do so.

The Authorities have decided to look into the possibility of converting the Beira Lake into an aerodrome. An initial discussion has been held in this regard with the participation of Defense Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence recently to discuss the matter.

An individual has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for smuggling a total of 3,200 sticks of foreign-made cigarettes (16 cartons).

Former senior civil servant Bradman Weerakoon has passed away at the age of 94, according to family sources.

A new initiative has been planned to provide high-quality, nutritious, and appetizing meals to inpatients at government hospitals.