Under the "Aswesuma" Welfare Benefit Payment Program, the Welfare Benefits Board has disbursed a total of Rs. 11.6 billion to the bank accounts of 622,495 beneficiaries in the transitional and vulnerable categories yesterday (27) for the payments of June 2024. MORE..
28 Jun 2024 (11:30 PM)
The Chairman of Magen Ratata movement Sanjaya Mahawaththa has been arrested by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) for allegedly making false allegations against senior police officers, police said.
28 Jun 2024 (9:07 AM)
Sri Lanka Police says a total of 137 Indian nationals who are allegedly part of a group engaged in a large-scale online financial scam operation have been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) within yesterday (27) from multiple locations in the country. MORE..
28 Jun 2024 (6:30 PM)
Lotus Road in Colombo has been closed for traffic due to a protest march by the Ceylon Bank Employees Union (CBEU).
28 Jun 2024 (2:59 PM)
Officers of the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit have seized cocaine and Kush cannabis estimated to be worth nearly Rs. 160 million found inside 6 parcels during inspections carried out at a courier clearance station in Seeduwa. MORE..
28 Jun 2024 (8:41 PM)
Sri Lanka has called for payment of compensation for 17 Sri Lankans killed in action in Russia, the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Russia said on Thursday (27). MORE..
28 Jun 2024 (1:16 PM)