1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (460+ words) Here are nine key points from his speech: 1. No limit to arrests over corruption Responding to a former Minister who had reportedly called for limits on arrests, President Dissanayake said there would be “no limit” to action against those accused…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (221+ words) Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has thanked supporters who gathered in Anuradhapura for the SLPP’s “Jana Satana” rally, held while his son, SLPP National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa, remains in remand custody. In a statement following the rally, the former President described…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (231+ words) Environment Minister Dammika Patabendi has ordered a temporary halt to construction work on a gabion wall at the Wahatiyagoda coastal area in Pamunugama, Wattala, pending an investigation into whether the structure has extended beyond approved boundaries. The Minister carried out…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago   (180+ words) A Hambantota Port employee and a businessman have been arrested over an alleged racket involving the theft and sale of smart keys belonging to vehicles imported through the Hambantota Port. Investigations by port security personnel identified an employee suspected of…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (162+ words) Five Sri Lanka Air Force personnel, including an officer attached to the Mattala Air Force camp, and two civilians have been arrested over the alleged shooting and killing of deer roaming within the premises of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (338+ words) Businessman Thilak Weerasinghe, the father-in-law of SLPP National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, has dismissed speculation that his daughter Limini Weerasinghe is preparing to enter active politics, saying her immediate responsibility should be to support her…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (184+ words) Opposition MP Namal Rajapaksa, who arrived in Parliament from prison, has alleged that around 120,000 metric tonnes of coal, valued at approximately Rs. 4.62 billion, are unaccounted for from 19 shipments imported into Sri Lanka. Addressing Parliament on Thursday, Rajapaksa claimed that records…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (155+ words) Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has praised Sri Lankan cricket legends Aravinda de Silva, Sanath Jayasuriya and Chaminda Vaas following an interaction with the former cricketers in Colombo. Singh, who is in Sri Lanka on an official visit, said the…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (109+ words) The 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill will be taken up for debate in Parliament during their second reading on September 24 and 25. According to the Department of Communication of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, the decision was taken…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (116+ words) Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya met Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Parliament on Wednesday (9) during his official visit to Sri Lanka. Amarasuriya expressed her appreciation for India’s continued support to Sri Lanka during periods of national difficulty, including assistance provided…...