Category: Local News

A suspected gunman involved in the recent murder of two people, including businessman Surendra Wasantha Perera, also known as ‘Club Wasantha’, has been arrested in Dehiwala by the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID) of the Sri Lanka Police.

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the government has launched an online platform, www.pravesha.lk, for railway passengers to buy tickets.

The Sri Lankan government announced that reports about canceling all un-updated driving licenses in Sri Lanka are completely false.

Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) MPs Sarathi Dushmantha and Angajan Ramanathan have decided to support President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the upcoming Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.

The Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development in Sri Lanka has issued a gazette notification about the new water tariffs.

Mohammed Ilyas, an independent candidate in Sri Lanka’s 2024 Presidential Election, has died at the age of 78.

President of the Presidential Expert Committee on Salary Discrepancies, Udaya R. Seneviratne, stated that the basic salary for the public service in Sri Lanka will be increased by a minimum of 24% for the lowest grades, and by 24% to 50% for higher grades of public service professionals, starting in January 2025.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ordered the Election Commission today (August 22) to make the necessary arrangements to hold the Local Government election at the earliest possible date.

The statements of assets and liabilities from the presidential candidates of Sri Lanka are now available to the public.

The number of complaints related to the Presidential Election in Sri Lanka has exceeded 700.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved visa-free entry for citizens of 35 countries, including the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Germany, Australia, Saudi Arabia, China, India, Russia, South Korea, and Japan.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Ratnapura District MP Thalatha Athukorala announced in Parliament today (August 21) that she will resign as a Member of Parliament.

A police inspector and a constable of the Sri Lanka Police have been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) for possessing over 1 kg of heroin in Piliyandala.

The National People’s Power (NPP) leader, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, stated that an NPP government would take control of the country with a plan to eliminate poverty while curbing waste, theft, and corruption.

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has finished paying Rs. 100 million in compensation to the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks, as ordered by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan driving licenses without an expiry date will be canceled by the end of 2024.