Three Chinese nationals arrested at BIA with smuggled phones, batteries
Customs officers at the Katunayake Airport arrested three Chinese nationals on Tuesday (19) while attempting to smuggle in a large stock of mobile phones and batteries suspected to be intended for cybercrime activities. Officials said mobile phones valued at Rs….
Committee moves to speed up destruction of seized narcotics
The National Steering Council of the “A Nation United” programme to eradicate the dangerous drug menace, together with the Cabinet‑appointed Committee on the prompt destruction of seized narcotics, convened on Tuesday (19). The meeting at the Presidential Secretariat, under the…
Eight bus drivers and a conductor arrested for drug use in Kalutara South
Police in Kalutara South, together with officials from the National Transport Medical Institute, carried out a special operation on Tuesday (19) to check passenger bus drivers and conductors for narcotic use. According to the Police, the operation was conducted under…
India–Sri Lanka Forum charts new era of Economic Cooperation
The Ceylon Chamber of Commerce and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) brought together top government officials, industry leaders, and business delegates in Mumbai recently (13) for the India–Sri Lanka Business Forum and CEOs Interaction, spotlighting a new era of…
Upto Rs. 75,000 in relief for ornamental fish farmers hit by cyclone
A special discussion on resolving issues in Sri Lanka’s ornamental fish production and export sector and advancing the industry was held this week(18) at the Ministry premises under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Rathna…
Contract awarded for Rs. 819 Mn Malabe–Kaduwela Road upgrade
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the awarding of a contract to improve a 5.56‑kilometre stretch of the Malabe–Kaduwela Road (B 263) under the National Highways Widening and Improvement Programme. Following the National Competitive Procurement procedure, eight bids were received. …
Sri Lanka to appoint expert committee to formulate Space Policy
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a resolution presented by the Minister of Science and Technology to appoint an expert committee tasked with formulating Sri Lanka’s first National Space Policy. According to the government, space technology has become a critical…
Cabinet approves collaboration agreement for Global Health Research Project at University of Jaffna
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a resolution enabling the University of Jaffna to join an international collaboration under the Global Health Research Group Project on Violence against Women and Children. The decision, presented by the Prime Minister in her…
Weather Alert : Above 50mm of rain expected in some parts of Sri Lanka
As the South-West monsoon is gradually establishing over Sri Lanka, rain is expected in some areas today (20), according to the Department of Meteorology. Accordingly, showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and…
Supreme Court rules Transport Ministry Secretary violated senior official’s rights
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation violated the fundamental rights of a senior Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) officer by preventing him from assuming duties in a post…