Sri Lanka News Papers – News Headlines from Colombo

The renovation of the Pettah Central Bus Stand is scheduled to commence this morning (15) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Supporters of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa have begun searching for a new residence in Colombo for him, following the enactment of a new law that stripped former Presidents of their official benefits, a source close to him said.

The owner of the bus involved in the recent fatal accident on the Ella-Wellawaya road has been taken into police custody, police said.

The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has proposed a 6.8% increase in electricity tariffs for the final quarter of 2025, according to the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL).

The resolution on the agreement between Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates has been passed in Parliament today (09) with a majority of 163 vote

Responding to claims made by former Minister Namal Rajapaksa on the government’s failure to curb the drug trade, Leader of the House Bimal Ratnayake alleged that Rajapaksa and the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna were tied to the importation and trade of narcotic ‘ICE’.

Sri Lanka’s ambitious plan to attract five million tourists and generate US$ 10 billion in annual revenue by 2030 is under threat as bureaucratic delays stall a critical global promotional campaign, industry leaders said.

A few showers may occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara-Eliya districts today (04), the Department of Meteorology said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has uncovered that notorious organised criminal Mandinu Padmasiri alias Kehelbaddara Padme had been operating an illegal ice (methamphetamine) drug production facility in Nuwara Eliya.

Plans are afoot to renovate the Colombo Fort Railway Station at a cost of Rs. 1.3 billion funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation announced