Category: Local News

The scrutiny of answer scripts for the 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination in Sri Lanka has been temporarily suspended due to ongoing investigations into a leak of the first exam paper.

Sri Lanka’s Election Commission is set to hold the 2024 Presidential Election on September 21, 2024, and the official results will be released by September 22, 2024.

A 45-year-old man who was shot by an unidentified gunman on Kadawatha Road in Dehiwala has died from his injuries after being admitted to Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Kalubowila Hospital).

On September 19, 2024, Sri Lanka announced it had reached Agreements in Principle on restructuring approximately USD 17.5 billion of its external commercial debt, as of the end of 2023.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has issued a special statement regarding the controversy surrounding the alleged leakage of the Grade 5 Scholarship examination paper.

The Colombo High Court has issued an order preventing the use of two luxury apartments in Colombo 3, Kollupitiya, purchased by Ramith Rambukwella.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has announced that all schools in the country will be closed on Friday (September 20).

In preparation for the Presidential election in Sri Lanka, the Election Commission has introduced an online system where voters can view their polling cards.

A 43-year-old shop owner was shot dead in Kohuwala when two unidentified men on a motorcycle opened fire at him inside his shop on Saranankara Road.

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka today (September 18) dismissed a petition filed by three Buddhist monks seeking to vacate the interim injunction preventing Deshabandu Tennakoon from functioning as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).

The Department of Examinations dispatched a special team to Alawwa today (September 18) to investigate the recent leak of questions from the first paper of the Grade 5 scholarship examination.

The Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization, and National Policies has clarified Sri Lanka’s external debt service payments, addressing misconceptions about the country’s economic stability.

Four Sri Lankan police officers have been arrested by the Modara Police for allegedly entering a residence in Colombo 15, threatening the occupants, and demanding a ransom of Rs. 1.4 million.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has stated that all campaign activities for the 2024 Presidential Election must end by midnight on September 18, 2024.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has introduced several special telephone numbers for the Election Dispute Resolution Unit.

Sri Lanka Police state that 63,000 officers will be deployed for duties during the 2024 Presidential Election.