The Sri Lanka Navy says that more than 46kg of heroin with an estimated street value exceeding Rs. 1,152 million was found inside a local multi-day fishing trawler intercepted during a special operation on the high seas about 110 nautical miles (200km) west of Sri Lanka. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (11:43 PM)
All academic and non-academic trade unions affiliated with the University of Ruhuna have announced a continuous strike commencing from tomorrow (Nov. 19), demanding the immediate removal of the university s Vice Chancellor. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (6:37 PM)
The Attorney General (AG) today informed the Supreme Court that the Office for Reparations has received Rs. 311 million in total as compensation for the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, as per the court order issued in relation to the petitions filed in this regard. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (3:19 PM)
Senior Mission Chief of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Peter Breuer and the delegation has met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and key ministers of the government today (18). MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (8:50 PM)
The Fort Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali has ordered the issuance of a letter of reminder to the Government Analyst s Department as the court had not received the analyst s report regarding former MP Sujeewa Senasinghe s luxury vehicle, worth around Rs. 100 million, which is suspected to have been illegally assembled. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (6:06 PM)
The Supreme Court has issued an interim order preventing the release of results of the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination. MORE..
18 Nov 2024 (2:25 PM)