Pillayan detained under PTA for 90 days
2025-04-12
Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, widely known as ‘Pillayan’, has been detained for 90 days under the Prevention of TerrorismContinue Reading
Passenger dies after falling from moving bus
2025-04-12
A 27-year-old man has died after falling out of a moving passenger bus in the Habarana area along the Habarana–TrincomaleeContinue Reading
Prisons to permit open visits during Sinhala and Tamil New Year
2025-04-12
Commissioner General of Prisons Gamini Dissanayake has announced that inmates will be allowed open visits from family members or guestsContinue Reading
Weather today: Rain in several areas
2025-04-12
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 12 APRIL 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 April 2025 Showers or thundershowers will occur atContinue Reading
NLB warns public against illegal ‘Kotu Kapima’ scam
2025-04-12
The National Lotteries Board (NLB) has issued a public warning regarding an illegal gambling activity known as “Kotu Kapima,” whichContinue Reading
Here’s how to pay your traffic fines online in Sri Lanka
2025-04-11
Motorists in Sri Lanka can now conveniently pay traffic fines online through a pilot project launched across 12 police stationsContinue Reading
Ranil questions ‘World record speed’ Bribery summons
2025-04-11
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a special statement after being summoned by the Bribery Commission to appear before itContinue Reading
Verité Research urges multilateral response to U.S. tariff hike
2025-04-11
A Colombo-based think tank Verité Research has called on the Sri Lankan government and the international community to pursue aContinue Reading
SLBFE denies viral claim of New Year payment to migrant workers
2025-04-11
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has dismissed as completely false a viral claim that Rs. 10,000 willContinue Reading
‘Never seen anything like this’: Investigation launched into potential match-fixing incident
2025-04-11
The Bangladesh Cricket Board is investigating a potential match-fixing incident during Wednesday’s Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League match between GulshanContinue Reading
“Now we have to decide the place of US” Ranil on tariffs war
2025-04-11
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe statement on tariffs President Trump has blinked. The U.S. does not have the economic capacity toContinue Reading
SriLankan Airlines Wins ‘Outstanding Food Service – South Asia’ at PAX Awards
2025-04-11
SriLankan Airlines has won the ‘Outstanding Food Service by a Carrier – South Asia’ award at the PAX Readership AwardsContinue Reading
US Tariffs : Sri Lanka holds two virtual rounds of talks with U.S. Trade Office
2025-04-11
Sri Lanka has held two rounds of virtual discussions with the Office of the United States Trade Representative as partContinue Reading
Debit & Credit Card Payments at Expressways from May 1
2025-04-11
Minister of Transport Bimal Ratnayake says toll fees on all expressways can be paid using debit or credit cards startingContinue Reading
Drone reveals rare moment of Elephants sleeping by the River
2025-04-11
A rare sight of wild elephants sleeping peacefully during the day has been captured by a drone camera near Mahiyanganaya.Continue Reading
Former President Ranil summoned by Bribery Commission
2025-04-11
The Bribery Commission has summoned former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to appear before the Commission on 17 April in connection withContinue Reading
Notice for all income tax payers from IRD
2025-04-11
The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has issued a reminder to taxpayers that the Annual Statements for Advance Income Tax (AIT),Continue Reading
“Not afraid” China hits back at US with new tax
2025-04-11
China has upped its retaliatory tariffs on US imports to 125%, escalating the trade war between the world’s two biggestContinue Reading