Weather Alert : Latest update on low-pressure area
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for the low-pressure area in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, stating that the prevailing showery and windy conditions around the island are expected to continue. According to the Met Department, the low-pressure…
SYU Youth Summit to launch on May 16 in Mirigama
The Socialist Youth Union (SYU) will launch its Youth Summit program under the theme “Youth Energy to Build the Nation” on May 16 in the Mirigama Divisional Secretariat area of Gampaha District. Organizers said the initiative will expand across all…
New stamps issued for postal facilities of Members of Parliament
New stamps for the postal facilities provided to Members of Parliament were recently issued at the Parliamentary Library under the patronage of Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne. According to a statement from the Parliament of Sri Lanka, two new stamps valued at…
Suspect arrested in Ratnapura over gem and jewellery robbery
Police in Ratnapura have arrested a 35‑year‑old suspect in connection with a robbery involving gems, gold jewellery, and other valuables from a house in the Welihinda area in Kuruwita. According to the Police, officers from the Ratnapura Police Station carried…
IUSF occupies ‘no owner’ Malwana property linked to Basil
Members of the Inter University Students’ Federation (IUSF) have occupied the controversial Malwana property allegedly linked to former minister Basil Rajapaksa, claiming the land should be handed over for public use. Student activists claimed the property had previously been described…
Arresting ordinary people over tax filing errors? Sajith questions new proposed law
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has criticised the Government’s proposed 185A clause, claiming it could unfairly criminalise ordinary citizens and small business owners over administrative tax-related mistakes. In a statement, Premadasa said people were “not angry about paying taxes” but were…
“Compared with February, oil imports have increased more than six times” -President
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Immigration IT Controller arrested over Rs. 9.8M software fraud
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested the Controller of Information Technology and Internal Control at the Department of Immigration and Emigration, over an alleged financial fraud linked to the installation of official software. According to Media reports, the CID’s…
AI Researchers Achieve Landmark Breakthrough in Sinhala AI with Publication in Prestigious IEEE Access Journal
Decryptogen R&D and a team from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, train a working Sinhala language model on a single GPU; paper accepted for publication in IEEE Access While global tech giants spend billions training artificial intelligence…
Sri Lankan Rupee weakens further as US Dollar hits highest level since Dec. 2023
The selling rate of the US Dollar rose to Rs. 329.92 on Thursday (14), marking the highest level recorded since December 27, 2023, according to the latest exchange rates released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. CBSL data showed…