GMOA announces doctors’ strike tomorrow
2025-10-30
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) announced that it will launch an islandwide strike from 8.00 a.m. tomorrow (31). TheContinue Reading
Sri Lanka revokes mandatory ETA rule for short-stay visitors
2025-10-30
The Department of Immigration and Emigration has withdrawn its earlier announcement requiring all short-stay visitors to Sri Lanka to obtainContinue Reading
STF seizes 5,700 narcotic pills in Kaduwela raid
2025-10-30
A team of 11 officers from the Police Special Task Force (STF) Organized Crimes Prevention Unit has seized 5,700 narcoticContinue Reading
Senior Sri Lankan monk found guilty of sex offences against 6 girls in Australia
2025-10-30
A senior Sri Lankan Buddhist monk has been found guilty of historical sex offences against six girls at a MelbourneContinue Reading
D.S. Senanayake College marks 20 years of “Ninnada” Inter-School Media Day
2025-10-30
The D.S. Senanayake College Media Unit will mark the 20th anniversary of its flagship inter-school trilingual media festival “Ninnada” withContinue Reading
David Pieris launches GWM Hybrid & Electric vehicles in Sri Lanka
2025-10-30
David Pieris Automobiles (Private) Limited (DPA), the four-wheeler arm of the David Pieris Group, has partnered with global auto manufacturerContinue Reading
“That’s not me” — NPP MP denies viral photo with Mahinda Rajapaksa
2025-10-30
National People’s Power (NPP) MP Nilanthi Kottachchi says she is not the person seen in the photo circulating on socialContinue Reading
Three unidentified bodies found in separate locations
2025-10-30
The Police have launched investigations after three unidentified male bodies were discovered in two separate areas on Tuesday (Oct. 29).Continue Reading
ICU selfies, Boris book & Rs 16M: Court grilling over Ranil’s ‘health’ & UK trip
2025-10-30
Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday (Oct. 29) heard extensive arguments regarding the health condition of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe andContinue Reading
India ends IVS contract, to handle visas directly
2025-10-29
The High Commission of India in Colombo has announced that IVS Lanka, the outsourcing service provider for visa, passport, andContinue Reading
New ODI & Test batting rankings released
2025-10-29
Rohit becomes No.1 in ICC Men’s ODI Batting Rankings for the first time India opener Rohit Sharma has attained No.Continue Reading
Court schedules next hearing in Ranil’s corruption case to January
2025-10-29
The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (Oct. 29) ordered that the corruption case filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe toContinue Reading
Chinese Envoy: Sri Lanka’s “Digital” and “Clean” Initiatives Align with China’s Future Vision
2025-10-29
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong says China’s upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan will mark a critical stage in achievingContinue Reading
IGP files complaint with CID against Senior DIG – Report
2025-10-29
According to media reports, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasooriya has lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation DepartmentContinue Reading
Body of 27-year-old found in Nuwara Eliya forest reserv
2025-10-29
Police have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of a 27-year-old man whose body was discovered on Tuesday nightContinue Reading
Brothel operations disguised as massage centres raided in Mt. Lavinia
2025-10-29
A special team from the Mount Lavinia Divisional Crime Investigation Unit raided two brothels operating under the guise of massageContinue Reading
Video emerges of passenger assaulting SriLankan Airlines crew mid-air
2025-10-29
A video circulating on social media shows a tense mid-air incident aboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL266 from Riyadh to ColomboContinue Reading
Lawyer arrested for aiding ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’ murder suspect
2025-10-28
Police have arrested a female lawyer on charges of aiding and abetting the murder of underworld figure ‘Ganemulla Sanjeewa’. PoliceContinue Reading