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)
Sri Lankan Parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Dr. Rizvie Salih, who is visiting India for the PRIDE Capacity Building Program, has met with India s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla. MORE..
27 May 2025 (7:36 PM)
The Court of Appeal today (27) extended the interim injunction issued preventing the examination of a private plaint filed against Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) former Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva at the Maligakanda Magistrate s Court until 23 July. MORE..
27 May 2025 (6:16 PM)
In a joint operation conducted in the deep seas off Sri Lanka s southern coast, two multi-day fishing vessels carrying a large quantity of narcotics were taken into custody. MORE..
27 May 2025 (11:42 PM)
The Election Commission has issued an urgent reminder to all political parties and independent groups to submit the names of their elected representatives to local government bodies, including the mandatory female members, before 12.00 midnight on May 30, 2025. MORE..
27 May 2025 (5:10 PM)
The case filed against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, who is accused of misappropriating over Rs. 12 million during the period leading up to the 2015 Presidential Election, was taken up for hearing again today (27) at the Colombo High Court. MORE..
27 May 2025 (6:11 PM)