The government has rejected a request by the opposition to hold a one-day parliamentary debate on a controversial incident involving a payment of USD 2.5 million made by the Treasury as a foreign debt installment which ended up in the hands of cybercriminals, according to SJB Member of Parliament Gayantha Karunathilaka. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (11:47 PM)
A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and officials of the Department of Inland Revenue was held this afternoon (27) at the Presidential Secretariat. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (9:10 PM)
Authorities have uncovered that a businessman is the alleged mastermind behind a major drug trafficking operation involving 22 monks who were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (10:58 PM)
A suspect has been arrested in the Atawiragollewa in Kongollewa area for the possession of a live hand grenade, 52 T-56 live rounds, and 30 rounds of 9mm ammunition. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (9:09 AM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most parts of the island after 1.00 pm, today (28), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (7:23 AM)
A consignment of narcotics, for which legal proceedings had been concluded, was destroyed today (27) at an incineration facility in Laktowatta, Wanathawilluwa. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (9:29 PM)