Technology LNP - Air India flight with over 200 passengers crashes at Ahmedabad airport
An Air India-171 Ahmedabad-London flight was crashed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad during take-off on Thursday evening. As…
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Crime LNP - Sri Lanka Police deploy 24/7 security at Chabad houses
Police said today that any threats to the safety of foreign nationals on the island will be evaluated, and appropriate security measures will be implemented…
Crime LNP - Couple loses Rs 4.79 crore with digital arrest, scamster visits Sri Lankan casino
A retired engineer and his wife in Bengaluru lost Rs 4.79 crore to cyber fraudsters, who placed them under "digital arrest" over their alleged involvement in a…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka continues to attract large number of Indian tourists
The latest figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) indicate that the country continues to attract a large number of tourists…
Business LNP - Electricity tariffs increased by 15%
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has granted approval to increase electricity tariffs by 15% with effect from tomorrow (12). Speaking at a…
Crime LNP - Sixty-eight more inmates illegally released under Presidential pardon - ASG Peeris tells court
Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Dileepa Peeris today told the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that further investigations have revealed additional instances of…
Politics LNP - President Anura Kumara departs for official visit to Germany
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left the island short while ago, to embark on a three-day official visit to Germany from June 11 to 13, 2025. This…
Politics LNP - AKD off to Germany tomorrow
President Anura Kumara Disanayake will undertake an official visit to the Federal Republic of Germany from 11 to 13 June on the invitation of the German…
Crime LNP - Five Jewish Rabbis performing Kosher chicken processing on visit visa arrested by Immigration Dept
Five Jewish Rabbis, including three Israelis who were performing Kosher on the poultry products of a chicken processing plant in Mirigama were arrested by the…
Technology LNP - SriLankan Airlines plans to fly from turbulence to clear skies
In its plan for increasing the fleet to 25, SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier, is pressing ahead with its plan for the acquisition of two-more wide-body…
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…