A Sub-Inspector attached to the Kompannavidiya Police Station was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) near the Fort Magistrate s Court premises for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 100,000.
24 Jul 2025 (6:28 PM)
Companies and institutions have no legal provisions to impose additional charges ranging from 2.5% to 3% on customers for transactions made using credit or debit cards, the Director of Payments and Settlements at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Vasantha Alwis has stated. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (4:20 PM)
A Russian passenger aircraft crashed in the Amur region near the China border on Thursday. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (2:04 PM)
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (24) ordered a shipping company to pay US$1 billion in compensation for the environmental and economic damage caused due to the fire onboard the X-Press Pearl vessel, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (1:47 PM)
A 28-year-old Chinese national suspected of involvement in an international cybercrime ring was arrested by the Border Surveillance Unit of the Department of Immigration and Emigration upon his arrival at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (5:21 PM)
A health administrative officer escaped unharmed after an assailant s gun failed to fire adjacent to the S. de S. Jayasinghe grounds in Dehiwala this morning, police stated. MORE..
24 Jul 2025 (12:08 PM)