Beyond the Square: How a Homegrown Startup Is Taking Sri Lankan Legal Talent Global
In a move redefining how Sri Lankan lawyers engage with the global legal industry, Teams Squared, a Singapore-headquartered Alternative Legal Service Provider (ALSP) with operations in Sri Lanka, is connecting top legal professionals from the island with law firms and…
Air rage on Colombo flight : Saudi national punished for mid-air assault
A Saudi national who is alleged to have assaulted and injured a flight attendant aboard a SriLankan Airlines aircraft has been sentenced to three months in prison after admitting guilt in court. However, Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today…
Lotteries Board contributes Rs. 662 Mn to Consolidated Fund
Over Rs. 662,758,638.00 was officially handed over by the National Lotteries Board Chairman, M.D.C.A. Perera, to the Deputy Minister of Finance, Anil Jayantha Fernando, today (03). In 2025, the National Lotteries Board recorded 38 grand prize winners and awarded Sri…
How many vehicles has Sri Lanka imported so far in 2025?
Sri Lanka has imported more than 220,000 vehicles so far this year, generating Rs. 587.11 billion in customs revenue, the single largest contributor to state earnings from imports in 2025, officials told Parliament’s Committee on Ways and Means. According to…
UNP HQ renovation : Bribery arrests top former official
Former Executive Director of the State Engineering Corporation, Sarathchandra Gunaratna Jayatilaka, has been arrested on corruption charges. Officers from the Bribery Commission today arrested Jayatilaka for authorizing the use of State Engineering Corporation employees and resources to renovate the United…
Former Sri Lanka Railways General Manager arrested over disciplinary order alteration
The Bribery Commission has arrested former General Manager of Sri Lanka Railways, Sumathipala Mahanama Abeywickrama, on corruption charges. Abeywickrama was arrested in connection with a disciplinary order issued by then General Manager B.A.P. Ariyaratne, which called for the immediate dismissal…
India federal agency freezes Anil Ambani Group’s $351 million properties – Reuters
India’s financial crime agency has provisionally frozen 30.84 billion rupees ($350.87 million) in assets linked to Reliance Anil Ambani Group as part of a money-laundering investigation, a government source said on Monday. The case involves loans taken by the group,…
Rs. 21 Mn surprise inside a suitcase at Katunayake Airport
A Sri Lankan national has been arrested for the possession of a stock of Kush narcotics valued at over Rs. 21 million. The suspect had arrived in the country from Thailand via Chennai, India, and was found to be carrying…
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2028 self-sufficient, No rice imports – Minister
As part of the “Waari Mahima – Ape Urumaya” (Our Irrigation, Our Heritage) national irrigation programme, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation K.D. Lal Kantha inaugurated the new Ihala Kaniyama water control structure and culvert bridge in Nawagiri Aru,…