BIA records 14% increase in air traffic in first 8 months of 2025
Sri Lanka’s Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has reported a 14.4 percent increase in air traffic during the first eight months of 2025, according to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation. From January to August 2025, the airport…
Bombay HC denies permission for Shilpa Shetty to travel to Sri Lanka
The Bombay High Court on Wednesday denied actor Shilpa Shetty permission to travel to Sri Lanka for a YouTube event, saying she should first pay Rs 60 crore in fraud charges before the matter is considered. The court noted that…
Minister urges media to avoid gender labels in reporting accidents
Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake called for more responsible media reporting, citing a newspaper article about a fatal accident in Doluwa that killed three women. Speaking in Parliament, Rathnayake said while newspapers provide a valuable public service, the report in question…
Ex-Reparations official arrested in bribery probe linked to Shasheendra
The former Acting Director General of the Office for Reparations has been arrested by the Bribery Commission over a suspected compensation fraud involving land owned by the Mahaweli Authority. According to the Bribery Commission, the accused currently serves as the…
Lightning advisory : Red alert issued to 10 districts
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Northern, North-central, Central, Eastern, and Uva provinces today. Per the weather advisory, effective until 11.00 pm, red alerts have been issued to 15 districts, and amber alerts…
Easter attacks : Sajin Vass Gunawardena questioned by CID
Former Member of Parliament Sajin Vass Gunawardena appeared before the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning to provide a statement related to the ongoing investigation into the Easter Sunday terror attacks. Former President Maithripala Sirisena had previously stated that he…
Opposition Leader discusses SVAT and MSME challenges with EU Ambassador
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa met European Union Ambassador to Sri Lanka Carmen Moreno today (08) for a special discussion focused on Sri Lanka’s decision to suspend the Simplified Value Added Tax (SVAT) system and the multiple challenges faced by Micro,…
Nearly 40 killed in Myanmar junta attack on religious festival
A Myanmar military strike on a festival event and protest killed 40 people, including children, an attendee, and a local committee member said on October 7. Myanmar has been reeling from civil war since the military seized power in a…
CTU meets education officials over key service issues
The Ceylon Teachers’ Union held discussions with the Secretary to the Ministry of Education this week, seeking urgent solutions to a series of professional issues affecting teachers and principals across the school system. The meeting, attended by senior ministry officials,…
Man sentenced to 12 years for molesting 03 yr old girl
A father of one has been sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually abusing a 03-year-old child. It is reported that the 46-year-old man was sentenced after being found guilty of having sexually molested the child, who was…