The Election Commission has issued an urgent reminder to all political parties and independent groups to submit the names of their elected representatives to local government bodies, including the mandatory female members, before 12.00 midnight on May 30, 2025. MORE..
27 May 2025 (5:10 PM)
Requests by Members of Parliament to increase their respective security detail will be forwarded to the National Security Council for consideration, Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya has said. MORE..
27 May 2025 (4:06 PM)
An Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, who was arrested for allegedly issuing three forged passports for underworld kingpin Mandinu Padmasiri alias Kehelbaddara Padme , has been ordered to be remand in custody until May 29, 2025. MORE..
27 May 2025 (5:12 PM)
Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa says the government is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant that is spreading in several countries worldwide, including neighbouring India. MORE..
27 May 2025 (4:08 PM)
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt to Sri Lanka, Adel Ibrahim paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha, at the Ministry of Defence in Sri Jayawardenepura, Kotte, today (May 27). MORE..
27 May 2025 (8:32 PM)
Nepali sherpa Kami Rita, also known as "Everest Man", has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most climbs up the world s tallest peak. MORE..
27 May 2025 (4:27 PM)