The Colombo Port City Economic Commission has suspended the issuance of visa recommendations for two Authorised Persons, following a report published by Ada Derana on August 13 pertaining to the detention and deportation of five Chinese nationals employed by said APs. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (7:30 PM)
A complaint has been filed with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption against Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody, alleging involvement in corrupt activities. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (8:25 PM)
A Quazi court judge in Kalmunai and his wife have been arrested by the Bribery Commission on allegations of soliciting a bribe.
19 Aug 2025 (7:10 AM)
Sri Lanka has reduced its food insecurity rate from 24% to 16%, according to Philip Ward, the newly appointed representative and the Country Director of the United Nations World Food Programme in Sri Lanka. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (7:25 PM)
Hamas said Monday it has accepted a new proposal from Arab mediators for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip that would still need Israel s approval, as Gaza s Health Ministry said the Palestinian death toll from 22 months of war has passed 62,000. MORE..
18 Aug 2025 (11:27 PM)
The United Postal Trade Union Front states that the island-wide strike launched by postal workers will continue today (19) as well.
19 Aug 2025 (8:43 AM)