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Crime LNP - Suspended Commissioner General of Prisons arrested
The Commissioner General of Prisons Thushara Upuldeniya, who was suspended from duty today (09), has been arrested by the Criminal investigation Department…
Technology LNP - Mahindananda’s lawyers file appeal over prison sentence
Former Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage’s lawyers have filed an appeal before the Supreme Court against the sentence imposed by the Colombo High Court in May.…
Crime LNP - Wife of former State Minister arrested over Rs. 700 Mn tax evasion
Kushani Nanayakkara, a businesswoman and the wife of former State Minister Dunesh Gankanda, has been arrested by the Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB)…
Business LNP - Valaichchenai Paper Mill now generating profit: Handunneththi
The state-owned Valaichchenai Paper Mill is currently operating at a profit, according to Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil…
Crime LNP - Govt. to recruit 10,000 retired military personnel into police service
The Ministry of Public Security of Sri Lanka has announced plans to recruit 10,000 individuals under the age of 45 who have legally retired from active…
Crime LNP - Illegal inmate release: Top prison official arrested
The Assistant Commissioner of the Anuradhapura Prison was arrested this afternoon (8) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with the…
Politics LNP - Matara Prison to be relocated to Kotawila
Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara said that immediate steps will be taken to relocate the Matara Prison to the Kotawila area, citing severe overcrowding…
Business LNP - Businessman penalised for selling expired medicines
A businessman has been handed a suspended six-month prison sentence and fined Rs. 10,000 after being found guilty of displaying expired medicines for sale at a…
Weather LNP - Free special train services to operate for Poson festival
Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has announced the operation of a series of special train services in view of the Poson festival. According to Railway General Manager…
Crime LNP - Wholesale price of cement to be increased
The wholesale price per 50-kilogram bag of cement will be increased by Rs. 100 each, according to cement company sources. Although the wholesale price per…
Security LNP - Special security and traffic plan in Anuradhapura and Mihintale for Poson
A special security arraignment and a traffic plan are in place for the Poson festive season, centered around the sacred cities of Anuradhapura and Mihintale,…
Crime LNP - Presidential Pardon for Vesak misused to illegally release several prisoners: Police
Sri Lanka Police says that a statement has been recorded from the Commissioner General of Prisons regarding the controversial release of prisoners on a…
Business LNP - Coconut harvest to drop further this year, imports to continue
The Coconut Research Institute has forecast a further decline of 250 million nuts crop for the first half of 2025 harvest during the first half of this year…
Crime LNP - Trouble for Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota Port – report
The proposed $3.7 million oil refinery to be built by China’s Sinopec in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port is facing significant delays over multiple issues like…
Technology LNP - Film festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen
Artificial intelligence ’s use in movie making is exploding. And a young film festival, now in its junior year, is showcasing what this technology can do on…
Education LNP - Van carrying schoolchildren crashes in Ragala; Three injured
A van transporting schoolchildren veered off the road and overturned yesterday afternoon, injuring a schoolgirl, a woman, and the driver, Ragala Police…
Technology LNP - Sigiriya becomes nation’s first sustainable destination
Sri Lanka’s tourism sector has reached a major sustainability milestone, with Sigiriya being officially declared as the country’s first sustainable…
Business LNP - Sri Lanka’s remittance inflow exceeds $3 billion in first 5 months
Sri Lanka has received USD 641.7 million in workers’ remittances in May 2025, according to the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).…
Sports LNP - Modi inaugurates world’s highest single-arch railway bridge in Kashmir
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has inaugurated the world’s highest single-arch railway bridge in Indian-administered Kashmir. The term “single-arch…
Travel LNP - SriLankan sends special relief flight to Sumatra to transport passengers of grounded plane
A special relief flight, UL 302, has departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) to Medan International Airport on the Indonesian island of Sumatra…
Technology LNP - SriLankan Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Indonesia
SriLankan Airlines flight UL 306, which departed from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for Singapore last evening (June 5), was forced to…
Politics LNP - Ex-Minister Mervyn Silva granted bail
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (June 6) filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against former…
Business LNP - Sugar importers warn against tax hike
The sugar importers have urged President and Finance Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake not to increase the existing sugar import tax, warning that it would…
Travel LNP - Discrimination galore – No locals, only foreigners
Discriminatory treatment of locals by tourist service providers has become an increasingly widespread concern across the country with numerous complaints filed…