An Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, who was arrested for allegedly issuing three forged passports for underworld kingpin Mandinu Padmasiri alias Kehelbaddara Padme , has been ordered to be remand in custody until May 29, 2025. MORE..
27 May 2025 (5:12 PM)
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has filed an indictment before the Colombo High Court against former Minister Mervyn Silva. MORE..
27 May 2025 (3:18 PM)
Attention was drawn towards the decision by the government to provide state patronage to perform the final rites of late veteran actress Malini Fonseka, during today s weekly Cabinet media briefing.
27 May 2025 (4:38 PM)
The strike initiated by officials of the medical laboratory services and physiotherapy sectors, affiliated with the Supplementary Medical Service, will be temporarily suspended tomorrow (28) at 8-00 a.m., according to Ravi Kumudesh, Chairman of the Joint Council for Professions Supplementary to Medicine (JCPSM). MORE..
28 May 2025 (12:01 AM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber level advisory for heavy rains in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya, and Kandy districts, valid for the next 24 hours. MORE..
27 May 2025 (5:12 PM)
Enhanced security checks on international flights at Suvarnabhumi Airport have resulted in the arrest of two foreign nationals attempting to smuggle live wild animals, with officials rescuing dozens of creatures destined for India and Sri Lanka. MORE..
27 May 2025 (9:54 PM)