Two members of the National People’s Power (NPP) were reportedly abducted today (27) while en route to cast their votes in the election to choose the Chairperson of the Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha.
Accordingly, the incident led to a disruption of...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk concluded a three-day mission to Sri Lanka today, urging the government to act on long-standing human rights concerns, advance justice for victims, and seize the current momentum for reconciliation and...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 26 JUNE 2025Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 June 2025 by the Department of Meteorology
Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya, Kandy, Galle, Matara. Anuradhapura and Matale districts....
Sri Lanka is gearing up to position itself as a global FinTech powerhouse with the launch of the Sri Lanka FinTech Summit 2025, set to take place on September 24 and 25 at the BMICH, Colombo. Driven by an...
In a major top-level reshuffle, 32 senior police officers—including nine Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs)—have been transferred with immediate effect, following approval from the National Police Commission.
The reassignments, described as part of an administrative overhaul, affect 16 Senior Superintendents of...
In the ongoing case against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella regarding the procurement of substandard immunoglobulin vials, nearly 350 individuals have been listed as witnesses, including former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and several former Cabinet ministers.
Among the key witnesses named...
The Bribery Commission today (26) filed indictments before the Colombo High Court against former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, along with his wife, three daughters and son.
The charges have been filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
The regular driver of the bus involved in the fatal accident on 21 June at Dunhida, Thimbirigaspitiya, along the Badulla–Mahiyanganaya main road, was arrested today (26) on suspicion of aiding and abetting the incident, according to Badulla Police.
The suspect,...
The Attorney General today (26) served indictments before the Colombo High Court Special Trial-at-Bar against former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and 11 others in connection with the alleged importation of substandard Human Immunoglobulin vials.
The indictment includes a total of...
Deputy Solicitor General Suharshi Herath Jayaweera yesterday (25) informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali Jayatunga that several detainees under special surveillance by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have been suspiciously released from certain prisons, under the guise of Presidential...