Development LNP - Two pilot traffic projects begin in Sri Lanka to improve road safety
In line with the Clean Sri Lanka project, the Sri Lanka Police has launched two traffic initiatives aimed at reducing accidents and easing congestion. The…
Development In line with the Clean Sri Lanka project, the Sri Lanka Police has launched two traffic initiatives aimed at reducing accidents and easing congestion. The…
Crime The Airport Police have arrested a suspect at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for illegally smuggling gold into the country. The arrest…
Travel Sri Lanka is poised to make a significant leap in its tourism industry, aiming for 3 million tourist arrivals in 2025. This ambitious target comes on the heels…
Technology Around 150 elephants, including tuskers and calves, are reportedly trapped and starving in the Oyamaduwa area following a failed attempt to relocate them from…
Travel In a bid to boost revenue from tourism, the Tourism Ministry has decided to allow visitors at historic rock fortress Sigiriya at moon-lit nights. The Ministry…
Business The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has recorded its highest-ever tax revenue collection in 2024, amounting to Rs. 1,958,088 million. This includes Rs.…
Crime The Public Health Veterinary Service reports that nearly 300,000 dog bites are recorded annually in Sri Lanka, leading to the administration of approximately…
Crime The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested three suspects with 11.3 kg of gold who were attempting to smuggle it out of Sri Lanka at the sea area off…
Crime The Litro Gas Company says that the prices of its domestic LP Gas cylinders will remain unchanged for the month of January 2025. Accordingly, the current…
Politics Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa arrived at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) this morning to provide a statement regarding remarks he had…
Crime Two suspects were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning by Police Narcotics Bureau personnel while smuggling in foreign…
Crime The Colombo High Court today further extended its order to freeze for three months 16 fixed deposit accounts and three insurance policies belonging to the…
Crime Steps will be taken to print and issue the 130,000 accumulated driving license cards, delayed due to previous printing backlogs, within January. …
Sports Sri Lanka’s star athlete and 2000 Sydney Olympic Games Silver Medallist, Susanthika Jayasinghe, has decided to settle in Melbourne, Australia, with her two…
Politics Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning to record a…
Crime The Ministry of Labor has introduced a new WhatsApp number, 070 7227877, to speed up the responses by the Ministry of Labour and the Labour Department to the…
Crime The Police Fraud Investigation Bureau has successfully dismantled a criminal network involved in illegally assembling and selling vehicles. Accordingly,…
Crime Sri Lanka Police have launched the e-Traffic mobile application, a cutting-edge tool aimed at reducing traffic violations and improving road safety in line…
Crime Social activist Namal Kumara has been ordered to be remanded until January 15, 2025. This order has been issued after he was produced before the Fort…
Technology The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) announced the appointment of Ms. Vindhya Jayasekera as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Designate, effective from 01 January…
General In a 24-hour operation that concluded at 6.00 a.m. today (01), Sri Lanka Police have enforced the law against 529 drunk drivers as part of a nationwide effort…
Politics BBC - The world's richest man, Elon Musk, has sparked speculation after changing his name on his social media platform X to "Kekius Maximus". The tech mogul -…
Politics Claiming that Sri Lanka achieved significant economic stability as a nation in 2024, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said with this progress as the…
Business By the end of 2024, the Sri Lanka Customs achieved a record-breaking revenue of over Rs. 1.5 trillion, marking the highest annual revenue in its history.…