Category: Local News

Former Sri Lankan President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga has expressed serious concerns regarding her security arrangements in a letter addressed to the Secretary of the Ministry of Public Security, Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Ravi Seneviratne.

A person has been arrested in connection with the release of an image of a counterfeit 5,000-rupee note on the Internet that falsely used a photograph of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered the Colombo High Court to call for the defense following an appeal filed by the Attorney General (AG).

The Department of Registration of Persons in Sri Lanka has announced that the issuance of electronic national identity cards (E-NICs) will commence in the first few weeks of December.

Doctors at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital have decided to engage in a continuous strike starting today (November 5) at 8:00 AM.

The public is requested to use the online system of the Department of Immigration & Emigration, which will be implemented starting from November 6, 2024, to apply for passports.

The wife of former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, Ms. Shashi Prabha Ratwatte, has been remanded until November 7, 2024.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has rejected a petition that challenged holding the General Elections on November 14, 2024.

The Board of Directors of Sri Lanka Telecom PLC has appointed Dr. Mothilal de Silva as an Independent, Non-Executive Director and Chairman of the Board, effective November 4, 2024.

A person has been arrested in the Minuwangoda area of the Gampaha Police Division for possessing counterfeit currency notes.

Sri Lanka is set to surpass its ambitious target of 2.3 million tourist arrivals this year, showing impressive growth from the 1.4 million tourists who visited in 2023.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has categorically denied false news circulating on certain social media platforms that claim there is a move to remove all armed forces personnel currently stationed at temples and places of worship around the country.

Former State Minister Lohan Ratwatte, who is currently in remand custody, has been admitted to Colombo National Hospital.

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated that individuals with political experience should be appointed as parliamentary representatives during the general election.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced provisions for granting leave during the upcoming parliamentary election to ensure that both public and private sector employees can cast their votes without losing salary or personal leave.

Lohan Ratwatte, the former State Minister, has been transferred to the prison hospital after his arrest on charges of illegally using a luxury car imported from abroad and assembled in Sri Lanka.