The Colombo Magistrate s Court has rejected the bail application filed by the Chairman of the Kuchchaveli Pradeshiya Sabha, Ainiya Pillai Mubarak of the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC), who was arrested on suspicion of accepting a bribe of Rs. 500,000. MORE..
13 Nov 2025 (5:02 PM)
The Criminal Court Wednesday (12) ordered the detention of five Sri Lankan men until the conclusion of their trial in connection with the seizure of 350 kilograms of illicit drugs from a Sri Lankan vessel intercepted in Maldivian waters last week. MORE..
13 Nov 2025 (12:32 PM)
Health authorities have revealed that one in five adults in Sri Lanka is currently living with diabetes, underscoring a growing public health concern in the country. MORE..
13 Nov 2025 (4:42 PM)
Three newly appointed Ambassadors and two High Commissioners to Sri Lanka presented their credentials to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (13). MORE..
13 Nov 2025 (8:05 PM)
The Supreme Court has fixed for consideration the fundamental rights (FR) petition filed seeking an order to recover the compensation "unlawfully" obtained by several former Ministers and Members of Parliament for their torched homes and properties during the violent incidents that occurred across the island on May 09, 2022. MORE..
13 Nov 2025 (4:22 PM)
The Commissioner General of Agrarian Development, Dhammika Ranatunga, says that there is no reason for concerns regarding delays or non-receipt of the fertilizer subsidy for the Maha cultivation season. MORE..
13 Nov 2025 (6:41 PM)