The four persons arrested at Kollupitiya for impersonating CID officers and demanding Rs. 10 million in cash from a person have been remanded until May 14 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate s Court. MORE..

30 Apr 2024 (8:28 PM)

President Ranil Wickremesinghe is scheduled to participate in two May Day rallies tomorrow (01) in lieu of International Labour Day.

30 Apr 2024 (7:31 PM)

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year (y-o-y) basis increased to 1.5% in April 2024, the Department of Census Statistics (DCS) says. MORE..

30 Apr 2024 (6:52 PM)

The Supreme Court has issued an interim stay order on the President and the Constitutional Council, preventing them from nominating judges to the Supreme Court, except as Chief Justice. MORE..

30 Apr 2024 (6:36 PM)

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several provinces and districts. MORE..

30 Apr 2024 (5:21 PM)

The Gampaha High Court the Trial-at-Bar has deferred delivering the verdict in the case against a Brigadier and three soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army over the shooting to death of three persons and injuring several others during a protest by villagers demanding clean drinking water at Rathupaswala, Gampaha. MORE..

30 Apr 2024 (5:16 PM)