The Registrars of the three main Buddhist chapters (Nikayas) in Sri Lanka have requested 23 arrested monks, who are currently in remand custody over allegations of smuggling narcotics from Thailand, to voluntarily disrobe to return to lay life. MORE..
15 May 2026 (6:12 PM)
The Fort Magistrate s Court has ordered that 74 Vietnamese nationals arrested and remanded on suspicion of involvement in online financial scams be further remanded until May 21. MORE..
15 May 2026 (1:33 PM)
A foreign national passenger was arrested at the arrival terminal of the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit while attempting to smuggle a stock of cocaine valued at around Rs. 108 million through the Green Channel this morning (15). MORE..
15 May 2026 (3:30 PM)
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) states that legal action has been initiated against a group of traders in the Marawila area for selling Samba rice above the government-mandated Maximum Retail Price (MRP). MORE..
15 May 2026 (1:03 PM)
The selling price of the US Dollar has exceeded Rs. 331 against the Sri Lankan Rupee. MORE..
15 May 2026 (5:28 PM)
The former Chairman of the Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya Sabha, Jagath Samantha, has been sentenced to five and a half years of imprisonment after being found guilty of assaulting the Divisional Secretary of Arachchikattuwa. MORE..
15 May 2026 (2:15 PM)