The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has arrested a person who is suspected to have circulated a doctored image of a fake currency note of the Rs. 5,000 denomination featuring an image of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on it. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (2:12 PM)
Mr. Kavinda de Zoysa has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bank of Ceylon (BOC), Sri Lanka s leading state-owned financial institution. MORE..
6 Nov 2024 (12:01 AM)
Former Minister Johnston Fernando has withdrawn the writ petition filed on his behalf with the Court of Appeal seeking an order to prevent his arrest. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (5:00 PM)
Residents in U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris ancestral village in southern India were preparing to hold prayers on election day on Tuesday in a Hindu temple more than 8,000 miles (13,000 km) from Washington. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (4:02 PM)
The Court of Appeal has upheld a prison sentence given to former Deputy Minister Shantha Premaratne who was found guilty of the charges of obtaining a bribe of Rs. 50,000 from a woman after promising employment. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (4:13 PM)
The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early landslide warnings to multiple areas in eight districts, as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the island. MORE..
5 Nov 2024 (7:56 PM)