23+ hour, 19+ min ago   (460+ words) Here are nine key points from his speech: 1. No limit to arrests over corruption Responding to a former Minister who had reportedly called for limits on arrests, President Dissanayake said there would be “no limit” to action against those accused…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (119+ words) The Office of the Leader of the Opposition has announced a special initiative to gather public input to assist Opposition MPs with data and insights for the upcoming 2027 Budget debate scheduled for November. The program, titled “Tell the Leader of…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (270+ words) Sarvajana Balaya MP Dilith Jayaweera has cautioned that the government’s announcement to construct three expressways from next year using “domestic funds” without foreign loans is misleading, arguing that the plan conceals the real financial and foreign exchange burden on the…...

5+ day, 2+ hour ago   (234+ words) The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has announced that administrative penalties will be imposed on individuals who submitted their Declaration of Assets and Liabilities (Annual or Post‑Retirement) after the prescribed deadline of 30 June 2026 but on…...

6+ day, 46+ min ago   (227+ words) Sri Lanka Police have reminded motorists that digital motor insurance cards can be used as proof of valid vehicle insurance, eliminating the need to carry a physical insurance certificate. The Police Media Division said Digital Motor Insurance Cards have been…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (153+ words) Renowned philanthropist Nahil Wijesuriya has donated medical equipment valued at Rs.161 million to the newly established National Kidney Stone Referral Centre in Meerigama. The facility, set up under the Ministry of Health, is expected to perform more than 1,000 complex kidney…...

1+ week, 3+ hour ago   (287+ words) The Colombo High Court today (07) ordered that the further examination of evidence in the corruption case filed by the Bribery Commission against former Minister of Power Kumara Jayakody be taken up again on October 05. The case was heard before High…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (91+ words) A 16-year-old boy has been arrested over the killing of his father in the Ukuwela area of Matale, Police said. Police launched an investigation after receiving information that a man had been attacked and killed in the Ukuwela area of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (265+ words) The Ministry of Science and Technology is preparing to provide research and technological support to strengthen Sri Lanka’s cashew industry and expand cultivation, Science and Technology Minister Krishantha Abeysena said. A stakeholder meeting was held under the minister’s leadership to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (343+ words) An estimated 20 million children aged 12 to 17, or nearly one in five, experienced at least one form of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation and abuse within a single year across 21 countries, according to a new UNICEF report. The report, Through Children’s Eyes: How…...