LNP - Former Minister Gamini Lokuge passes away

2025-07-01   |   Politics

Former Minister and veteran politician Gamini Lokuge has passed away a short while ago at the age of 82, according to family sources. Lokuge commenced...

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LNP - “Podi Zaharan’’ arrested for filming Dawoodi Bohra Convention in Colombo

2025-06-30   |   Crime

A 27-year-old Mohamed Shafrool, alias “Podi Zaharan, was arrested by police for allegedly filming the Dawoodi Bohra community’s spiritual conventi...

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LNP - Indictments served against ex-Minister Lakshman Yapa

2025-06-30   |   Politics

Former Minister Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena and former Director General of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka, Jayantha Edirisinghe, were today ...

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LNP - More skeletal remains, personal belongings unearthed at Chemmani mass grave

2025-06-30   |   Technology

The ongoing excavation at the Chemmani mass grave site in Jaffna has led to the discovery of several more human skeletal remains along with personal b...

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LNP - Sri Lanka firmly rejects any handover of Katchatheevu island

2025-06-30   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka has categorically stated that Katchatheevu Island will not be ceded to any country under any circumstances, Fisheries Minister Ramalingam Ch...

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LNP - Shahrukh Khan to perform in Colombo?

2025-06-30   |   Uncategorized

Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan is slated to perform in Colombo this year. However, the organisers yet to reveal more details about the grand event but, ...

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LNP - Sri Lanka achieved 70% renewable energy generation in June 2025 - CEB

2025-06-29   |   Uncategorized

Sri Lanka has reached 70% renewable energy generation during June 2025, the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) said. Issuing a statement in this regard, C...

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LNP - Vehicles worth Rs. 30 mln of powerful politician’s associate seized in Bandaragama

2025-06-29   |   Uncategorized

Two luxury vehicles valued at over Rs. 30 million, allegedly imported into the country illegally, have been seized by police in Bandaragama. The Panad...

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LNP - Beechcraft KA-350 aircraft deployed to locate missing fishermen in Tangalle seas

2025-06-29   |   Technology

A Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) Beechcraft KA-350 aircraft has been deployed this morning (29) to locate the two missing fishermen who were onboard a mul...

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LNP - Seat belt rule for bus drivers compulsory from July 1

2025-06-29   |   Uncategorized

The National Transport Commission (NTC) announced that starting July 1, 2025, it will be compulsory for all bus drivers to wear seat belts, with stric...

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LNP - Dr. Sanjeewa Thennakoon re-elected as GMOA President

2025-06-29   |   Politics

Dr. Sanjeewa Thennakoon has been re-elected as the President of the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA). Dr. Prabath Sugathadasa has als...

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LNP - Police seize several properties of alleged drug traffickers in Borella

2025-06-29   |   Crime

Several properties worth millions of rupees believed to have been purchased by a male and a female from Borella by using earnings from drug traffickin...

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LNP - Four MPs get stuck in BMICH elevator

2025-06-28   |   Uncategorized

Four Members of Parliament who are following a study course in governance at the Bandaranaike  Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) wer...

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LNP - Public warned against paying brokers for passport services

2025-06-28   |   Crime

The Immigration and Emigration Department has warned the public not to pay any brokers or outsiders to speed up passport services. In an official noti...

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LNP - Boat capsize in seas off Galle: Another fisherman rescued

2025-06-28   |   Uncategorized

Another fisherman who was reported missing after a boat capsized off the coast of Galle yesterday (27), has been rescued, the Sri Lanka Navy said. Mea...

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LNP - June tourist arrivals surpass 100,000

2025-06-28   |   Travel

A total of 116,469 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in June, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. Accordi...

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LNP - Education Ministry officials briefed on the use of AI

2025-06-28   |   Technology

A special awareness workshop on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) was held today (28) at the Ministry of Education premises, targeting senior of...

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LNP - Ranil denies media reports on his UK visit

2025-06-27   |   Crime

 The office of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe  denied media reports pertaining to his visit to the University of Wolverhampton in the United ...

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LNP - Krrish Project: Colombo HC adjourns case against Namal Rajapaksa

2025-06-27   |   Technology

The Colombo High Court has ordered the re-convening of the case filed by the Attorney General against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Par...

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LNP - 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers to benefit from World Bank education funding

2025-06-27   |   Business

An estimated 500,000 students and 150,000 teachers across Sri Lanka are set to benefit from a new $50 million additional financing package approved by...

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Police warn of rising social media-based financial scams targeting Sri Lankans

2025-06-27   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police has issued a public warning following a surge in financial crimes targeting Sri Lankan citizens through various social media platform...

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LNP - Former Chairman of Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corp. arrested

2025-06-27   |   Crime

The former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Harbour Corporation (CFHC), Upali Liyanage, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations...

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LNP - Ex-SriLankan Airlines chairman Nishantha Wickramasinghe arrested

2025-06-27   |   Crime

Former Chairman of SriLankan Airlines, Nishantha Wickramasinghe, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corrupti...

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LNP - Sri Lankan Kottu, Vatalappam added to Oxford English Dictionary

2025-06-26   |   Technology

Sri Lanka’s rich culinary and cultural heritage has received global recognition as several locally popular words have been officially added to the O...

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LNP - Sri Lankan engineer Meriesha Fonseka joins Airbus Wichita Facility Team

2025-06-26   |   Sports

Airbus has spotlighted Meriesha Fonseka, a talented Sri Lankan engineer, as part of their single-aisle wing design team at the company’s Wichita Eng...

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