Over 500 Sri Lankan lawyers trained under US justice program
2025-12-19
More than 500 newly qualified Sri Lankan attorneys have been trained in trial advocacy and criminal law best practices throughContinue Reading
Rs. 500 billion Supplementary Estimate approved in Parliament
2025-12-19
The Supplementary Estimate of Rs. 500 billion to restore the livelihoods of those affected by the sudden disaster situation, presentedContinue Reading
BASL urges President to rescue ‘Understaffed & Underfunded’ RTI Commission
2025-12-19
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake raising concerns over the functioning andContinue Reading
President dismisses bankruptcy claims over Rs. 500 Bn supplementary allocation
2025-12-19
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, addressing Parliament, rejected claims that the proposed Rs. 500 billion supplementary allocation would lead to nationalContinue Reading
MP slams ‘ceremonial’ distribution of death certificates in Kandy
2025-12-19
SJB MP Rohana Bandara has criticized the manner in which death certificates of those who died during the recent disasterContinue Reading
More than 300,000 Sri Lankans seek foreign jobs in 2025: Where did most go?
2025-12-19
More than 300,000 Sri Lankans have left the country for overseas employment during the course of 2025, official data showed.Continue Reading
MP Dayasiri claims Met Dept DG placed under house arrest
2025-12-19
Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekara claims the Director General of the Department of Meteorology is under house arrest. Addressing the ParliamentContinue Reading
Coldplay kiss-cam scandal’s Kristin Cabot on how 16 seconds ruined her life
2025-12-19
An HR executive who went viral globally after being caught on a stadium screen cuddling her boss at a ColdplayContinue Reading
Executive Presidency to be abolished under new Constitution – PM
2025-12-19
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya says steps are being taken to abolish the Executive Presidency, and the government intends to draftContinue Reading
Bangladesh gripped by unrest after 2024 uprising leader shot dead
2025-12-19
Violence broke out in Bangladesh’s capital early on Friday after a youth leader of the country’s 2024 pro-democracy uprising whoContinue Reading
Medical Lab raided for Reusing Blood Collection Tubes
2025-12-19
Sri Lanka’s Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has carried out a raid on a private medical laboratory in Laggala after uncoveringContinue Reading
“Only red rice and curry” Archchuna complains about Parliament food
2025-12-19
MP Archchuna Ramanathan raised a concern in Parliament claiming that the canteen had run out of food by mid-afternoon. “Madam,Continue Reading
100M defamation suit against Minister Vidyaratna and ITN
2025-12-19
Former Governor Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon has filed a defamation case in the Colombo District Court seeking Rs. 100 million inContinue Reading
Sri Lankan Judges brief Indian HC on Judicial Exchange Programme
2025-12-19
A Sri Lankan delegation led by Chief Justice Preethi Padman Surasena has briefed Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha on theirContinue Reading
Rs. 636M road project begins on Louis Peiris Mawatha in Kandy
2025-12-19
Deputy Minister of Transport, Prasanna Gunasena, has announced that the development work of Louis Peiris Mawatha, stretching from Dharmaraja CollegeContinue Reading
Today’s CBSL official exchange rates
2025-12-19
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar today (19 Dec), compared to Thursday. According to theContinue Reading
GovPay surpasses Rs. 2 Billion in transactions by end‑2025
2025-12-19
Sri Lanka’s state digital payment platform, GovPay, has exceeded Rs. 2 billion in total transaction value by the close ofContinue Reading
