Cybercrimes : 05 Chinese nabbed at BIA & deported
Five Chinese nationals who had attempted to enter Sri Lanka to engage in cybercrime activities were nabbed at the Katunayake Airport today (13). It is reported that the group had arrived from Thailand via a SriLankan Airlines flight at 10:30…
Updated statements : Notice for EPF members
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has announced that the statement of Member Accounts of the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) for the second half of 2024 has now been issued. Issuing a notice, the Central Bank has urged employees to…
Key Transport Projects in Focus at Pre-Budget Talks
A pre-budget discussion for the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation was held this morning (13) at the Presidential Secretariat, chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. The meeting focused on reviewing the 2025 budget allocations and formulating proposals…
Deputy Minister offers to resign if claims proven
Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Namal Karunaratne, says he would resign from his post if claims that he ate mud or paddy alongside some are proven. Namal Karunaratne made the remark while speaking at a public meeting, referring to some defamatory…
South Korea’s former first lady arrested on corruption charges
South Korea’s former first lady Kim Keon Hee, the wife of the impeached former president Yoon Suk Yeol, has been arrested on corruption charges, a special prosecutor leading a wide-reaching probe said. The arrest, which came after a Seoul central…
‘Clean Sri Lanka’ initiative launched in Northern province
The Clean Sri Lanka initiative, a flagship government programme aimed at building a thriving nation and a beautiful life, was launched in the Northern Province today (13), with a district-level event in Jaffna. According to the President’s Office, the launch…
Priyantha Weerasooriya appointed IGP
Newly appointed Inspector General of Police (IGP), Priyantha Weerasooriya, received his letter of appointment from the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat today. Priyantha Weerasooriya was appointed as the 37th Inspector General of Police…
OHCHR sees shift in Sri Lanka’s unity rhetoric, but no action yet
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called on the Sri Lankan Government to seize what it described as a “historic opportunity” to implement transformative reforms, ensure accountability, and address the root causes of past conflict, laying…
Gun attack foiled after weapon misfires in Minuwangoda
Two unidentified men on a motorcycle, wearing clothing similar to the police ‘PT Kit’, attempted to open fire on a man known as ‘Pas Dileepa’ at his residence in Pathanduwana, Minuwangoda, police said. According to investigators, the suspects approached the…
Prison hospital bribe : Top Doctor arrested
Sri Lanka’s Bribery Commission has arrested a Former Director of the Prison Hospital, Dr. Hemantha Ranasinghe, for allegedly soliciting a bribe to transfer an inmate to the facility. The post Prison hospital bribe : Top Doctor arrested appeared first on…