LNP - 2025 LG Polls: Five more candidates arrested for violating election laws
Five additional candidates contesting the local government elections have been arrested in connection with various complaints, including violations of...
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LNP - 24-hour passport issuing service suspended for three days due to LG polls
The 24-hour service to issue passports under the one-day service has been suspended on May 5, 6 and 7 due to the Local Government elections, the Immig...
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LNP - Five arrested in alleged gang rape of woman in Welipenna
The Welipenna Police have arrested five suspects in connection with the alleged abduction and gang rape of a 45-year-old woman inside a three-wheeler ...
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LNP - PM Harini should’ve met US Vice President Vance to discuss tariffs –Ranil
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya should’ve sought a meeting with the Vice President of the United States, J.D. Vance who was in India recently ...
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LNP - CCD hunts suspect in multi-million fraud
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) today released a photograph of a suspect wanted in connection with a financial fraud totalling Rs. 28.5 million. Pol...
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LNP - ‘Siri Dalada Wandanawa’: Devotees urged to avoid arriving in Kandy till further notice
The public are urged to avoid coming to venerate the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy until further notice in response to the massive influx of devotees cu...
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LNP - Travel bans imposed on father, son suspects in murder of Dan Priyasad
Colombo Additional Magistrate Harshana Kakunawela today issued an order preventing two suspects, a father and son, from leaving the country in connect...
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LNP - Three arrested over Dan Priyasad’s murder
Three suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the convenor of the “Nawa Sinhale National Movement” and political activist, Da...
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LNP - Committee appointed to study Presidential Commission report on Easter attacks
A four-member committee has been appointed to study the report of the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks. Under di...
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LNP - Justice delayed is justice denied’: Muslim groups issue statement on 6th anniversary of Easter attacks
On the sixth anniversary of the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, a collective of Sri Lanka’s Muslim organizations issued a solemn statement of remembranc...
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LNP - ‘There will never be issues with paddy prices again’, says President
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake assured that there will never again be an issue with the price of paddy. He made this remark while addressing a pub...
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LNP - CID arrests associate of ‘Pilleyan’
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested an associate of former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan alias ‘Pillayan’ over...
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LNP - Woman arrested with Kush cannabis worth Rs. 33 mln at BIA
The Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs has arrested a young Sri Lankan woman who arrived in the island from Bangalore, India, while attemptin...
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LNP - VAT exempted on locally produced milk and yogurt; digital services and traders face new tax changes
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) announced that locally produced liquid milk and yogurt are now exempted from Value Added Tax (VAT), following the ...
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LNP - Gold prices surge in Sri Lanka
The price of gold in the world market has reached its highest level in history. Accordingly, it is reported that, as of today (17), the price of an ou...
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LNP - No special queues for VIPs at Sacred Tooth Relic exposition – Police
Deputy Inspector General of Police for the Kandy and Matale Districts, Sudath Masinghe, says that no special queues will be arranged for VIPs or VVIPs...
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LNP - Gold prices surge in Sri Lanka as rates hit record levels globally
The price of a pound of 22-carat gold in Sri Lanka has risen to Rs. 235,500 today, according to traders, after the prices surged past the significant ...
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LNP - Passport services limited to noon on April 15 to 17
The Department of Immigration and Emigration announced that tokens for the one-day and normal passport services will be issued only till 12 noon on Ap...
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LNP - Indian woman arrested at Katunayake airport with Rs. 65 Mn worth of cocaine
An Indian woman was arrested at Katunayake Airport this morning (06) by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau with cocaine worth Rs. 65 million. T...
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LNP - Passenger arrested with mobile phones worth over Rs. 100 mln at BIA
A 32-year-old individual from Kattankudy in Batticaloa was arrested this morning (04) by the officers of Sri Lanka Customs at Bandaranaike Internation...
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LNP - CAA issues gazette setting maximum retail prices for bottled water
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) issued a special gazette notification enforcing maximum retail prices for PET bottled drinking water, effective f...
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LNP - Oil prices fall into negative territory as Trump announces new tariffs
NDTV World - Oil prices fell to negative territory after rising by a dollar in post-settlement trade on Wednesday as U.S. President Donald Trump anno...
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LNP - CID arrests trio for altering data to steal Rs. 27 Mn from Ayurvedic Corporation
Three suspects, including two women, were arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for defrauding over Rs. 27 million from the Sri Lank...
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