Politics LNP - Ex-Presidents’ expenditure on foreign trips revealed; Mahinda tops list
During today’s (27) parliamentary session, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya revealed the total expenditure on foreign trips made by former Presidents of…
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Crime LNP - Singapore declines to extradite Arjuna Mahendran implicated in bond scam
The Singaporean authorities have cited inability to extradite former Central Bank Governor Arjun Mahendran to Sri Lanka in terms of the legal system of that…
Business LNP - New vehicle shipment to touch down today
Four layers of taxation will be imposed on vehicle imports - Existing second-hand vehicle market is expected to decline by 10 to 15 percent - New vehicles at…
Technology LNP - Cabinet approves E-8 visa jobs for Sri Lankans, exclusively through SLBFE
The Cabinet approved employment opportunities under South Korea’s E-8 visa category, with recruitment exclusively handled by the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign…
Crime LNP - Woman arrested at BIA with 1.2 kgs of kush
A 38-year-old woman was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) while attempting to smuggle in 1.2 kgs of kush into the country, Sri Lanka…
Technology LNP - Namal Rajapaksa arrives at CID to record statement over Airbus deal
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramina (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (26). He had been…
Weather LNP - Showers above 75mm expected in parts of the island
The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale,…
Business LNP - First batch of imported personal vehicles arrives at Colombo Port after 5-year hiatus
The first batch of vehicles imported for private use arrived at the Colombo Port on Tuesday (25), following the Sri Lankan government’s decision to ease import…
Education LNP - Teacher-principal salaries elevated to within top 10 grades – PM
Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, says that the salaries of school principals and…
Politics LNP - SriLankan Airlines pays USD 900,000 monthly for unused aircraft – Deputy Minister
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma disclosed in Parliament today (25) that SriLankan Airlines has been paying USD 900,000 per…
Crime LNP - Female accomplice in ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder has not fled country - Police
Sri Lanka Police says that the fugitive female accomplice involved in the murder of notorious underworld figure Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne alias “Ganemulla…
Politics LNP - Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister to address UNHRC in Geneva today
Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath is scheduled to address the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC)…
Weather LNP - Over 7,000 affected by drinking water shortage due to dry weather
More than 7,000 people across several districts have been severely impacted by a drinking water shortage caused by the prevailing dry weather conditions…
Politics LNP - EC to convene on Thursday to decide on LG Polls date
The Election Commission is scheduled to convene this Thursday (27) for a meeting while it is reported that a decision regarding the date of the Local…
Technology LNP - Harini appointed as chief of Committee on High Posts
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has been appointed the chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on High Posts, Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne announced…
Politics LNP - Historic moment in Sri Lanka’s Parliament as MP moves motion using Braille
In a significant moment for the country’s parliamentary history, National People’s Power (NPP) MP Sugath Wasantha de Perera today (24) moved the motion to…
Business LNP - Good behavior earns Arjun Aloysius early release from prison
Arjun Aloysius, Director of W.M. Mendis Distilleries, and two others, who were serving a jail term for defaulting on a payment of Rs. 3.5 billion in Value…
Technology LNP - Sri Lankan mountaineer Johann Peiris returns after conquering Antarctic and South American peaks
Sri Lankan mountaineering champion Johann Peiris arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning (Feb. 24) after…
Crime LNP - Couple arrested for transporting Kerala Cannabis in Malabe
Police have arrested a man and a woman for transporting Kerala cannabis in a car on Sunday (23). The suspects, a 30-year-old man and his 33-year-old wife from…
Crime LNP - Defense Secretary orders immediate arrest of all armed forces deserters
The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retired) Sampath Thuyacontha, says he has issued an order for the immediate arrest of all deserters…
Weather LNP - Warm weather advisory issued for several provinces, districts
The Department of Meteorology has issued a Warm weather Advisory for tomorrow (24) in several provinces and districts in the country. It states that the Heat…
Technology LNP - Sri Lanka govt approval rating soars to 62% in February 2025 – survey
The government’s approval rating rose sharply after the election, from 24% in July 2024 to 62% in February 2025, when the latest round of the Gallup style…
Crime LNP - Woman arrested with two firearms, ammunition, and swords in Habaraduwa
A female suspect has been arrested with two revolver-type firearms, ammunition, and two swords found inside a house. The suspect had been arrested last night…
Politics LNP - Sacred Tooth Relic exposition after Sinhala and Tamil New Year
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says that a special exposition of the Sacred Tooth Relic of the Sri Dalada Maligawa in Kandy for the general public will be…