News Room : Maldives Grants 90-Day Free On-Arrival Tourist Visa for Sri Lankans
The Government of the Maldives has announced a 90-day free on-arrival tourist visa for Sri Lankan citizens visiting the country. The decision was revealed during the ongoing state visit of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to the Maldives. Effective from 29 July 2025, Sri Lankan travellers can obtain the visa upon arrival, provided they hold a valid passport and proof of...
News Room : Gota Willing to Testify in Lalith – Kugan Disappearance Case, Court Informed
Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa informed the Supreme Court that he is willing to provide testimony regarding the habeas corpus case filed over the disappearance of Lalith Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan (Lalith – Kugan Case). The petition was filed by the victims’ relatives at the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court. The announcement was made today (30) by President’s Counsel Romesh de Silva, appearing...
News Room : Tutu’s Incredible Journey: Cat Travels 72km to Find Her Way Back Home
A two-year-old pet cat named Tutu has amazed many by making a 72-kilometre solo journey back to its old home in Ridigama—22 days after it went missing. Tutu belonged to Inspector Hemantha Subasinghe, the former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Ridigama Police. Following his recent transfer to Mannar, Subasinghe had relocated to a private residence in Hemmathagama, Mawanella, taking Tutu with...
News Room : Maldivian Homeland Security Official Deletes Facebook Post Mocking AKD
Senior Political Director at the Homeland Security Ministry, Fathimath Rifaath, has deleted a Facebook post in which she mocked Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake during his official state visit to the Maldives. Rifaath on Monday shared a photograph of President Dissanayake with President Mohamed Muizzu at the official welcoming ceremony in Malé, captioning it, “Lucky, you didn’t wear a...
News Room : The Grim Reaper in overdrive
Wednesday 30th July, 2025 Hardly a day passes without a fatal road accident being reported in Sri Lanka. It is not only on serpentine, cliff-side roads in the hill country or the speeding-prone arterial roads elsewhere danger lurks; people are not safe even in the tightly monitored, traffic-clogged city roads with a strong police presence. Whoever would have expected a...
News Room : BNI National Conference Engages Over 400 Local and International Members
BNI Sri Lanka’s flagship event – the BNI National Conference 2025 – was successfully held on the 18th at the Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, with the enthusiastic participation of over 250 members representing 16 chapters across Sri Lanka and 160 international participants from BNI chapters in India, Japan, Bahrain, and Taiwan. The full-day conference provided an engaging platform for networking and...
News Room : Tissakuttiarachchi Offers Unconditional Apology to President AKD in Court
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Janaka Tissakuttiarachchi today (29) offered an unconditional apology to President and then National People’s Power (NPP) presidential candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Colombo Magistrate’s Court. The apology comes in relation to a defamation case filed by Dissanayake against Tissakuttiarachchi and another SLPP member, following comments made during a political rally. Dissanayake through the LoD,...
News Room : Dwarshuis, middle-order might power Australia to 5-0 sweep
Australia put on a final display of their batting power to secure a 5-0 T20I whitewash over West Indies. Tim David and Mitchell Owen launched seven sixes between them, as the overall series tally ended as the second-highest for a bilateral series, with Aaron Hardie then finishing the chase after Akeal Hosein had kept West Indies’ hopes alive. The victory...
News Room : Bodies of Yatinuwara PS SJB Leader, Wife, and Daughter Found at Home
Police have reported that the SJB Gorup Leader of the Yatinuwara Pradeshiya Sabha, his wife, and their daughter were found deceased inside their residence in the Yahalatenna area. According to police, the bodies of the 52-year-old man, his 44-year-old wife, and their 17-year-old daughter were discovered within their home earlier today. Preliminary investigations suggest that the Opposition Leader may have taken...
News Room : Retired SDIG Priyantha Jayakody Arrested by CID
Retired Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (SDIG) Priyantha Jayakody was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening (28) over allegations that he orchestrated a threatening scheme targeting himself. Jayakody is accused of conspiring to send threatening messages to himself through a third party in a premeditated operation, while allegedly using the alias “Kehelbaddara Padme.” Following his arrest, Priyantha...