Rs 10,000 bribe : Police officer arrested
A police sub-inspector attached to the Kinniya Police Station has been arrested on allegations of bribery, the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption said Thursday. The officer was taken into custody by investigators of the Commission to Investigate…
Weather today: Rain expected in several areas
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 01 JANUARY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 January 2026 Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Eastern, Central, North-central and Uva provinces. Fairly heavy falls about 75 mm are likely at some places in Central…
New Year Message from PM Harini Amarasuriya
New Year Message from the Prime Minister As we move forward to the New Year of 2026, it is timely to reflect on the year 2025 that has passed. The year 2025 can be granted as a year having made…
New year message – Leader of the Opposition Sajith Premadasa
New year message – Leader of the Opposition Let us face challenges and wisely overcome them ! There is no doubt that the New Year 2026 will be a challenging year for our motherland. From today onward, we must all…
2026 New year message: President AKD
New Year Message: President Anura Kumara Dissanayake As we step into the New Year 2026, we do so as a nation that has shouldered the greatest reform programme and reconstruction effort in our modern history. Despite numerous challenges, the year…
CCPI based headline inflation remained unchanged in December 2025
The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) based headline inflation (year-on-year, Y-o-Y) remained unchanged at 2.1% in December 2025. This was primarily supported by the favourable statistical base effect, despite a substantial month-on-month increase in prices in December due to Cyclone Ditwah. …
Zimbabwe T20I captain Sikandar Raza’s brother dies at 13
Zimbabwe men’s cricket team’s T20I captain Sikandar Raza’s 13-year-old brother, Muhammad Mahdi, breathed his last on December 29, Zimbabwe Cricket (ZC) shared on Wednesday. In a brief statement, the ZC revealed that Mahdi was born with haemophilia – a medical…
Sri Lanka FM meets Tarique Rahman, conveys condolences on Khaleda Zia’s passing
Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has paid his respects to late former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia during an official visit to Bangladesh. The Foreign Minister met Tarique Rahman, Acting Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and…
President gazettes 25-member Presidential Task Force for Rebuilding Sri Lanka
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has issued an Extraordinary Gazette establishing a Presidential Task Force for Rebuilding Sri Lanka, aimed at coordinating post-disaster rehabilitation, recovery and reconstruction efforts following the devastation caused by Cyclone Ditwah. The gazette, dated December 31, appoints…
Sri Lanka raises casino entrance levy and betting, gaming taxes from 2026
Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department has announced an increase in casino entrance fees and betting and gaming levies, with the revised rates set to take effect from January 1, 2026. According to a notice issued on December 31, the Casino…