Amazon Web Services outage disrupts major websites worldwide
A major outage at Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Monday disrupted access to dozens of websites and applications across multiple countries, affecting millions of users and businesses that rely on Amazon’s cloud infrastructure. The disruption began early Monday in AWS’s…
All 159 NPP MPs will be in jail by 2029 – Gammanpila warns
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader and Attorney Udaya Gammanpila today criticised the government’s handling of MP allowances, saying that public funds provided for official purposes cannot legally be donated to political party funds. Responding to MP Dayasiri Jayasekara’s proposal to ban…
Linking Namal to Sewwandi : SLPP goes to CID
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) members have lodged a complaint with the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), alleging an organized campaign of false propaganda aimed at discrediting the party and its leadership, including MP Namal Rajapaksa. SLPP National List MP Pasan…
PCID : New Police Division to investigate unexplained wealth
The Sri Lanka Police today (20) officially inaugurated the Proceeds of Crime Investigation Division (PCID), established under the Proceeds of Crime Act No. 05 of 2025. The division, located at the old Police Headquarters building, was opened under the patronage…
Reactivate death penalty for major drug traffickers – Former HR Commissioner
Former Human Rights Commissioner Prof. Prathiba Mahanamahewa has recommended that the government consider introducing the death penalty or a comparable alternative, on a short-term basis for large-scale drug traffickers, Lankadeepa newspaper reported. Mahanamahewa cited international precedents where countries such as…
Outrage as police record and release video of couple’s questioning
A senior lawyer has strongly criticised the Sri Lanka Police after a video recorded inside the Panadura Police Station showing a doctor and an engineer being questioned was widely circulated on social media. Senior Lawyer Thishya Weragoda said on Facebook…
Global Finance ranks Nandalal Weerasinghe ‘A Grade’ Governor
Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe has been recognized with the prestigious “A Grade” award by Global Finance magazine at the 2025 World’s Best Central Bank Governors awards, held alongside the IMF–World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington. The recognition celebrates…
Global leaders commend Sri Lanka’s steady comeback at IMF Meetings
A Sri Lankan delegation led by Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe actively participated in a series of high-level bilateral and multilateral discussions during the 2025 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group held…
Victims of 1989 Valvettithurai massacre file $15 Mn reparations claim
Survivors and relatives of victims of the 1989 Valvettithurai massacre have submitted a detailed reparations claim to the Sri Lankan Office for Reparations, seeking USD $15 million (approximately LKR 4.5 billion) in compensation for the mass killing and destruction carried…
Online payment of traffic spot fines launched in South
Motorists in the Southern Province can now pay traffic spot fines online through the government’s GovPay digital payment platform, beginning today. According to the Police Department, the initiative follows the successful implementation of the system in the Western Province earlier…