NPP submits motion to remove imprisoned IGP Deshabandu Tennakoon

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekera, stated that the recent shooting incidents across the country do not pose a threat to national security.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa and his wife are currently giving a statement at the Kompannya Vidiya Police Station regarding a brawl that occurred in front of a nightclub in Colombo at around 1:25 AM on March 22, 2025.

The Secretary to the Deputy Minister of Housing has rejected a recent report published in newspapers and on social media, claiming that the Deputy Minister of Housing, T.B. Sarath, had opened a toilet.

The Chairman of Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), D. J. Rajakaruna, has stated that steps will be taken to export lubricants within the next two months.

The Ministry of Public Security states that 500 newly recruited members of the Special Task Force (STF) are expected to be deployed to combat organized crime and other illegal activities.

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who is currently held at Dumbara Prison in Pallekele, has been granted permission by prison authorities to receive meals from home three times a day.

According to the UK government, sanctions have been imposed on four individuals for alleged serious human rights violations committed during Sri Lanka’s civil war, including extrajudicial killings, torture, and sexual violence.

The parliamentary pension received by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake as a former Member of Parliament will be suspended starting April 2025, according to parliamentary sources.

The Colombo High Court today acquitted and released former Minister Udaya Gammanpila, and businessman Sydney Jayasinghe of charges related to the alleged misappropriation of Rs. 21 million through a fraudulent share transaction.

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, Bimal Ratnayake, stated that investigations have confirmed there was no defect in the China-manufactured K-8 jet belonging to the Air Force, which was involved in an accident in Wariyapola.

Two investigative teams have been deployed to arrest suspects connected to a clash that occurred at a nightclub on Park Street, Union Place, Colombo, around 1:25 AM on March 22, 2025.

A group of police officers from the Wellawaya Police Station conducted a raid in the Kehaliya area of Wellawaya, uncovering a hidden cannabis plantation.

Sri Lankan motorists will soon be able to pay their traffic fines through GovPay, the government’s official online payment platform, according to a top official from the Information and Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).

Sri Lanka has seen a sharp rise in gun violence this year, with 27 shooting incidents leading to 22 deaths and several injuries.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested three individuals, including a businessman and an NGO coordinator, for attempting to solicit a bribe by claiming they could provide a traditional medical certificate issued by the Ayurvedic Medical Council.