Minister addresses BYD vehicles held at Customs
Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development Anil Jayantha addressed concerns surrounding a large consignment of BYD electric vehicles currently detained by Sri Lanka Customs over discrepancies in declared motor capacity. Approximately 1,000 BYD vehicles, shipped in several…
Child Protection Authority Act to be amended
Cabinet approval has been granted for the amendment of the Child Protection Authority Act to include provisions to prevent all abuses against children and respond to them. According to the government, it has been around 25 years since the passing…
Cabinet nod for appointment of new delimitation committee
Cabinet approval has been granted for the appointment of a new delimitation committee to review and submit recommendations on the reports of the previous delimitation committees appointed for the years 2012 and 2021. According to the government, a delimitation committee…
Kandy to be developed as a Virtual City
Cabinet approval has been granted for the creation of a Virtual City in Kandy, using the funds allocated for the “Clean Sri Lanka” national project, for tourism promotion. The city of Kandy, which includes the historical Temple of the Tooth…
Serendib Flour Mills champions SLIM National Sales Awards 2025 as Official Nutritional Partner
Left to Right: Faizal Deen – Assistant Manager Brand-Serendib, Kalinga Wijesekara – Director Brand and Corporate Communication – Serendib, Vijay Sharma – Chief Executive Officer – Serendib, Enoch Perera – Vice President Events& Sustainability – SLIM, Chamil Wickremasinghe – Chief…
Police seek public help to find missing man
The Police have sought public assistance to find a man reported missing from the Mirigama Area in Kotadeniyawa since May 2025. The Kotadeniyawa Police have launched an investigation into a complaint filed by the missing man’s mother on 22 May…
SriLankan Airlines, Bondholders fail to reach Restructuring Deal
SriLankan Airlines and the Government of Sri Lanka have announced the unsuccessful conclusion of initial debt restructuring talks with a group representing over 50% of the airline’s US$175 million guaranteed bonds due in June 2024. The restricted discussions, held between…
Governor General of Australia Samantha Joy Mostyn to visit Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry has announced that the Governor General of Australia, Samantha Joy Mostyn, will be undertaking an official visit to Sri Lanka from 6 to 10 August 2025. During the visit, the Governor General is expected to hold…
Vesak card case : Charges filed against former Minister
The indictment in a bribery case filed under two serious accusations, one involving financial loss to the government through the printing of Vesak cards during the tenure of Piyankara Jayaratne as Civil Aviation Minister, was formally presented before Colombo Chief…
SJB to support removal of Deshabandu Tennakoon
Opposition MP Mujibur Rahuman on Tuesday told Parliament that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) supports the motion to remove Inspector General of Police Deshabandu Tennakoon from office. “We are with the decision to remove Deshabandu,” MP Rahuman said during the…