The bribery case against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake took a dramatic turn today (16 May) as Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali heard arguments disputing a key defence made by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
Dassanayake, currently in remand custody, was produced...
Two passengers have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, for attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 210 million into the country.
The suspects had concealed the gold inside vehicle spare parts and...
Several opposition party secretaries have agreed to hold discussions with Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa on forming administrations in local government bodies, following a meeting held in Colombo on Wednesday night (15).
The meeting, chaired by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe at...
A delegation of Sri Lankan and American Buddhist monks and nuns visited the historic site of the First Parliament of the World’s Religions, held in September 1893 at the Art Institute of Chicago on Michigan Avenue. The visit marked...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today called on Sri Lanka’s newly appointed state diplomats to actively promote the country’s ongoing political transformation and strengthen its image on the global stage.
Addressing the new diplomatic heads at the Presidential Secretariat, the President...
The Colombo High Court has fixed 21 July 2025 for the pre-trial conference in the case filed against three police officers attached to the Welikada Police over the custodial death of a domestic aide employed at teledrama producer Sudharma...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is reportedly planning to extend the tenure of Treasury Secretary Mahinda Siriwardana, despite his nomination for a senior position at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) following retirement.
Siriwardana, who was appointed in April 2022 during Sri...
Charith N. Silva, the creator behind Sri Lanka’s most popular YouTube channel Wild Cookbook, has earned a prestigious spot on the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list under the Art category, shining a global spotlight on Sri Lankan creativity...
A total of 26 vehicles, including luxury and decommissioned models, will be auctioned today (15) in the second phase of the Presidential Secretariat’s vehicle auction.
All vehicles, manufactured within the last ten years, had their bidding deadline closed yesterday (14),...
The Government has pledged full, long-term support for children who lost their parents in the Gerandi Ella bus accident, which killed 23 and injured over 40.
Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Savithri Paulraj, said the affected children—including a...