Technology LNP - Arkia – Israeli Airline to resume Tel Aviv-Colombo flights in Sep. 2025
Arkia – Israeli Airlines from September 2025 plans to resume service to Sri Lanka, last served until May 2024. Upon service resumption on 23SEP25, the…
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Crime LNP - Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa arrested
Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC). Former State…
Politics LNP - Parliament approves resolution to remove Deshabandu as IGP
The resolution to remove IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon was approved by a majority of 177 votes in Parliament a short while ago. A total of 177 MPs voted in favour…
Crime LNP - Keerthibandarapura Traffic OIC arrested for soliciting bribe
The Officer-in-Charge of the Keerthibandarapura Traffic Division has been taken into custody by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of…
Travel LNP - Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn to visit Sri Lanka
The Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka tomorrow. The Governor General will remain in…
Law LNP - PUCSL conducts public hearing into nationwide power outage
The public hearing conducted by the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) regarding the nationwide power outage that occurred on February 9, 2025,…
Crime LNP - 703 individuals arrested during special island-wide police raids
A total of 703 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities and also over illicit liquor and drug-related offenses…
Technology LNP - Dhammika Perera’s Singer partners with Starlink to expand satellite internet access in Sri Lanka
Singer (Sri Lanka) PLC has reportedly been appointed as the official distributor in Sri Lanka for Starlink satellite internet service equipment, which has…
Crime LNP - ’’I will die, but not alone, if my pension is touched’’ - Ex. JVP MP Nandana Gunathilake warns
"I will die, but not alone, I was a guerrilla," former JVP Parliamentarian and candidate for the 1999 Presidential election Nandana Gunathilake has warned in a…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka earned $3.7 bln from tourist arrivals in six months
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Vijitha Herath stated that an income of $3.7 billion has been generated from tourist arrivals over…
Business LNP - Validity period of PIN issued for submission of tax returns for 2024/2025 extended
The validity of the Personal Identification Number (PIN) issued by the Inland Revenue Department for the submission of income tax returns for the year of…
Crime LNP - DMT launches new service counter at BIA for foreign tourists
A new branch office of the Department of Motor Traffic (DMT) has been launched today (03) at the arrivals terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA)…
Business LNP - AKD’s silent, pragmatic leadership enabled SL to reduce U.S. tariffs to 20 per cent – Malik Samarawickrama
Former International Trade Minister Malik Samarawickrama yesterday hailed the government for getting the U.S. reciprocal tariffs reduced to 20 per cent,…
Travel LNP - City of Dreams Sri Lanka debuts South Asia’s first integrated luxury resort
City of Dreams, Sri Lanka’s largest private sector investment in luxury tourism, will open its doors today, marking the official launch of South Asia’s first…
Politics LNP - Government to continue engagements with US to get more tariff reduction
The government will continue engagements with the United States with a hope to get further tariff reductions if possible, Treasury Secretary Harshana…
Business LNP - Supermarket fined Rs. 600,000 for selling expired food items
The Aluthkade Magistrate’s Court has imposed a total fine of Rs. 600,000 on three branches of a leading supermarket chain after they pleaded guilty to selling…
Business LNP - Piumi Hansamali & Viranjith Thambugala to be indicted for tax evasion
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that it intends to file a case before the Colombo High Court against well-known…
Business LNP - US tariff reduction on Sri Lankan exports welcomed: Harsha
Expressing his happiness over the decision by the USA to reduce tariffs on Sri Lankan exports, Opposition MP Harsha de Silva said credit goes to all who worked…
Business LNP - Donald Trump reduces tariff on Sri Lanka to 20%, New tariffs go into effect from Aug 7
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Thursday reducing tariffs on Sri Lankan goods to 20% from 44% announced in April, the White House…
Crime LNP - Rohitha Abeygunawardhana’s daughter granted bail
The daughter of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Rohitha Abeygunawardhana has been granted bail by the Mathugama Magistrate’s Court. The…
Travel LNP - Sri Lanka’s tourist arrivals exceed 1.3 million so far this year
The number of tourists who have arrived in the island so far this year has exceeded 1.3 million, according to the latest data. The Sri Lanka Tourism…
Law Sri Lanka Expressway Speed Fines 2026: Court Action Over 120 km/h
Motorists caught driving over 120 km/h on expressways will face court proceedings even if fines are paid through the GovPay app, DIG of Traffic and Road…
Business LNP - Trump closes key trade loophole, impacting Shein, Temu orders
President Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday, July 30, ending the de minimis trade loophole that allows for low-value goods to be shipped to the U.S.…
Technology LNP - CID warns public of WhatsApp OTP scams
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has issued an urgent warning to the public about fraudulent schemes targeting WhatsApp users through fake calls and…