Crime LNP - Buddhist monk found brutally murdered in Eppawala
A 69-year-old Buddhist monk has been found brutally murdered at a monastery in Kiralogama, within the Eppawala Police Division. According to police, a…
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Politics LNP - Central Bank keeps policy rate unchanged amid economic recovery
The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00%, citing confidence in the…
Politics LNP - NPP hands over motion to remove Deshabandu Tennakoon
The National People’s Power (NPP) has handed over a motion to the Speaker seeking the removal of suspended IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon. A group of NPP MPs has…
Development LNP - Sri Lanka’s first cable car project to launch by year-end
Cable car projects that operate more than a kilometre between two mountains without any support are rare in the world. The Sri Lankan people will have the…
Business LNP - No tax revisions on vehicle imports this year - Hulangamuwa
Senior Economic Advisor to the President, Duminda Hulangamuwa, confirmed that there will be no revision of taxes on vehicle imports this year. As a…
Technology LNP - Govt to reduce tariffs paid for rooftop solar power
The government has decided to revise the tariff paid per unit of electricity generated by rooftop solar panels, with the proposed rates set to vary based on…
Politics LNP - Rising bets for Central Bank to stay pat on current rates at upcoming policy meeting
The Central Bank is set to keep the rates when it meets for the second time for this year, this week, to decide on the key policy rate, after it left the…
Politics LNP - MPs exhibit their sports skills
MPs in both government and the opposition exhibited their sporting skills at an indoor sports programme held in the Parliamentary complex for the fifth year in…
Sports LNP - UK sanctions Shavendra Silva, Wasantha Karannagoda, Jagath Jayasuriya and Karuna Amman
The UK government has imposed sanctions on four individuals which it claims are responsible for serious human rights abuses and violations during the Sri Lanka…
Business LNP - Be cautious with unknown investments, warns Central Bank Governor
A lack of financial literacy is the primary reason many Sri Lankans fall victim to pyramid schemes, says the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL),…
Business LNP - Tea exports dip in February
Sri Lanka’s tea exports fell in February, with volumes down 1.91 million kilograms year-on-year (YoY) to 20.40 million kilograms, industry data showed. The…
Technology LNP - Traffic fine payments soon to go digital with ‘Govpay’
The public will very soon be able to settle traffic fines through Govpay, the recently introduced official online payment platform for government-related…
Crime LNP - Suspects identified in nightclub brawl involving group accompanying Yoshitha
Police have identified the suspects linked to a violent altercation involving a group accompanying Yoshitha Rajapaksa outside a nightclub at Union Place,…
Technology LNP - Fairly heavy showers expected in parts of the island
The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle,…
Crime LNP - 57 arrested in raid on ‘Instagram party’ in Pamunugama
Fifty-seven suspects have been arrested during a raid carried out at a hotel in the Uswetakeiyawa area of Pamunugama, following a tip-off that an ‘Instagram…
Business LNP - Central Bank lists Pro Care, Shade of Procare among prohibited schemes
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has determined that Pro Care (Pvt) Ltd. and Shade of Procare (Pvt) Ltd. are engaged in a scheme prohibited under Section 83(C) of…
Politics LNP - Mobile app introduced to submit LG Election complaints
A new mobile application has been introduced for submitting complaints related to the 2025 Local Government (LG) Elections today (22). The event was held at…
Security LNP - Special security provided to ex-IGP Deshabandu at Dumbara Prison
The Prisons Department has taken measures to provide special security to former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently being…
Crime LNP - Woman among 3 arrested over Devundara shooting
Police have arrested three suspects, including a woman, in connection with the shooting near the Devundara Sri Vishnu Devalaya in Matara late last night (21)…
Crime LNP - Two arrested over extortion of businessmen, firearms seized
The Western Province North Crimes Division has arrested two suspects involved in an extortion racket of threatening businessmen over the phone and coercing…
Health LNP - GMOA: Budget provides positive solution to doctors’ allowances
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has welcomed the 2025 Budget, stating that it offers a favorable resolution to concerns over payments for…
Technology LNP - CID to conduct probe against former First Lady
The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has been asked to conduct a probe against former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa on two land deals, Deputy Minister…
Technology LNP - Heathrow Airport closes for the day after a fire knocks out power, disrupting hundreds of flights
Britain’s Heathrow Airport was closed for the day Friday after a fire knocked out its power, disrupting flights for hundreds of thousands of passengers at…
Business LNP - CID raises new suspicion over Piumi Hansamali’s cosmetics business
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has directed the Illegal Assets Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to further investigate Piumi…