General Former Intelligence Chief Suresh Sallay Presses On With Hospital Hunger Strike
Suresh Sallay, the former head of Sri Lanka's State Intelligence Service (SIS), is continuing his hunger strike while receiving treatment at a hospital,…
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General Sri Lanka Scraps Tourist Visa Fees for Nationals of 40 Countries in Bold Tourism Push
Government Moves to Attract More International Visitors Sri Lanka has announced a sweeping waiver of tourist visa fees for visitors arriving from 40 countries,…
General Ten Suspects Including Organised Crime Members Nabbed in Major Mt Lavinia Crackdown
A major law enforcement operation in Mt Lavinia has resulted in the arrest of ten suspects, among them alleged members of an organised crime gang, following…
General Sri Lanka Exposes US$85 Million Foreign Exchange Scam Concealed Behind Fake Import Transactions
Sri Lankan authorities have blown the lid off a massive foreign exchange fraud scheme estimated at US$85 million, in which substantial sums of money were…
General Parliament Votes to Forward COPA Fraud Report on DMT to Attorney General
Parliamentary Motion Passed Amid Scrutiny of DMT Financial Irregularities Parliament on Wednesday approved a motion to forward a Committee on Public Accounts…
General Decades of Corruption Behind DMT Licence Backlog, Minister Rathnayake Reveals
Transport Minister Points Finger at Systemic Corruption Within Motor Traffic Department Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Minister Bimal Rathnayake…
General Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena Handed 16-Year Prison Term in Corruption Case
Former Sri Lankan Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena has been sentenced to 16 years in prison after being found guilty in a corruption case, marking a…
General Former Sri Lankan Intelligence Chief Hospitalised Amid Torture Allegations
A former Sri Lankan spy master has been admitted to hospital following serious allegations of torture, raising urgent questions about the treatment of…
General Lanka Sathosa Slashes Prices on 18 Essential Food Items in Relief Move for Consumers
Government-Owned Retail Chain Reduces Costs on Key Household Staples In a move aimed at easing the financial burden on Sri Lankan households, the Ministry of…
General Sri Lanka Exposes Massive $85 Million Foreign Exchange Fraud Tied to Fictitious Import Schemes
Authorities Crack Down on Large-Scale Currency Manipulation Sri Lankan authorities have uncovered a sophisticated foreign exchange fraud amounting to…
General Brampton Mayor Condemns Sri Lanka's Arrest of Tamil Musician
The arrest of a Tamil musician in Sri Lanka has drawn sharp international criticism, with the mayor of Brampton, Ontario, publicly condemning the move and…
General Parliament Votes to Extend State of Public Emergency by Wide Margin
Emergency Powers Renewed with Strong Parliamentary Backing Sri Lanka's Parliament has voted to extend the State of Public Emergency, with the motion passing by…
General Sri Lanka Sends Former Minister to Prison in Landmark Anti-Corruption Push
Ex-Minister Behind Bars as Sri Lanka Steps Up Graft Crackdown Sri Lanka has handed a prison sentence to a former government minister as part of the island…
General Former Sri Lankan Intelligence Chief Hospitalised Amid Torture Allegations
Sri Lanka's former intelligence chief has been admitted to hospital following allegations that he was subjected to torture while in custody, raising serious…
General Nine Skeletal Remains Including Eight Children Uncovered at Chemmani Mass Grave Site
Nine more sets of skeletal remains, eight of which are believed to belong to children, have been unearthed at the Chemmani mass grave site in northern Sri…
General Tharushi Abhisheka's Golden Glory Elevates Sri Lankan Athletics to New Heights
Sri Lankan athletics has reached a landmark moment as young sprinter Tharushi Abhisheka claimed a gold medal, delivering a performance that has sent waves of…
General Sri Lanka End 23-Year Wait With Historic ODI Series Win in West Indies
A Landmark Moment for Sri Lankan Cricket Sri Lanka have achieved a historic One Day International series victory on West Indian soil for the first time in 23…
General Sri Lanka Breaks Tourism Records as Arrivals from India, UK and Russia Surge to New Heights
Sri Lanka is riding a powerful wave of tourism growth, with the island nation recording unprecedented visitor numbers that have left regional competitors and…
General NPP Lawmaker Vows to Drag BBC Sinhala Report Before Parliament's Privileges Committee
A report published by BBC Sinhala has drawn a sharp reaction from National People's Power (NPP) parliamentarian Lakmali Hemachandra, who has threatened to…
General Tamil Lawmaker Slams Government Over Rapper's Arrest, Says It Betrays NPP's Pledges
A Tamil Member of Parliament has sharply criticised the arrest and detention of a Tamil rapper, arguing that the move directly contradicts the promises made by…
General CID Implicates Gammanpila, Weerawansa and Dilith Jayaweera in Easter Sunday Probe Obstruction Case
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has named three prominent political figures — Udaya Gammanpila, Wimal Weerawansa, and Dilith Jayaweera — in…
General Sri Lanka Under the Spotlight as Asian Cyber Scam Networks Seek New Havens
Sri Lanka is emerging as a new operational base for sophisticated cyber scam networks that have been squeezed out of their traditional strongholds in Southeast…
General Sri Lanka's Grand Wedding Tradition Under Threat as Economic Pressures Force Couples to Scale Back
The changing face of matrimony in Sri Lanka For generations, a Sri Lankan wedding has been synonymous with grandeur — sprawling guest lists, elaborate…
General Rain-Interrupted Third ODI Still Enough as Sri Lanka Clinch Historic Series Win Over West Indies
Sri Lanka have secured a memorable One Day International series victory over West Indies, ending a 13-year drought in the Caribbean, after rain intervened to…