In a major enforcement success, the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs apprehended an intelligence officer of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), for allegedly attempting to smuggle gold worth Rs. 20 million into the country. MORE..
19 Sep 2025 (4:51 PM)
Sri Lanka s third nano-satellite, collaboratively developed by the Kyushu Institute of Technology (Kyutech), Japan, and the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCIMT), Sri Lanka, has been deployed into orbit at 2.20 p.m. today (19). MORE..
19 Sep 2025 (11:18 PM)
The police submitted an investigation report today (19) to the Colombo Magistrate s Court, regarding notorious organised criminal Mandinu Padmasiri Perera, alias Kehelbaddara Padme , who was recently arrested in Indonesia, brought back to Sri Lanka, and is currently in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). MORE..
19 Sep 2025 (5:35 PM)
The Ministry of Education (MOE) has issued a special announcement stating that applications for the 2025 (2026) G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O'L) Examination will be called online from 18 September to 09 October 2025. MORE..
19 Sep 2025 (6:25 PM)
Early landslide warnings have been issued for multiple areas in five districts as heavy rainfall continues in parts of the island. MORE..
19 Sep 2025 (12:40 PM)
The Court of Appeal has ordered that a writ petition filed seeking directives to ensure the safety of alleged underworld figure Nilanga Sampath Silva, alias Panadura Nilanga , be taken up for consideration on September 26. MORE..
19 Sep 2025 (5:23 PM)