Category: Local News

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has announced the establishment of a special unit to gather information on the human trafficking of retired Sri Lankan military personnel to the Russia-Ukraine war through illegal channels.

The Election Commission of Sri Lanka has announced that the 2024 Presidential election will be held between September 17 and October 16, 2024.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court issued a restraining order today (May 09) against former Minister of State Diana Gamage, preventing her from traveling abroad.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe directed relevant officials to ensure the completion of infrastructure development in the Bingiriya Industrial Zone by the end of the year 2024.

The Secretary-General of the Parliament of Sri Lanka has informed the Election Commission that a parliamentary seat in the Ninth Parliament became vacant on May 8, 2024, due to the cancellation of Member of Parliament Diana Gamage’s seat.

There is no legal barrier for non-citizens to register a political party, former Chairman of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Deshapriya, said to the Daily Mirror newspaper on Wednesday (May 08).

2100 new Grama Niladhari officers were awarded appointment letters today (May 08) by the Sri Lankan President, Ranil Wickremesinghe, at Temple Trees.

Former Member of Parliament Mujibur Rahuman of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has been nominated to fill the vacant parliamentary seat.

A ceremony was held to distribute prosthetic limbs among disabled war veterans in Sri Lanka at the Ranaviru Sevana in Ragama on Tuesday (May 07).

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court declared today (May 8) that State Minister Diana Gamage is not legally qualified to hold a parliamentary seat because she is not a citizen of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence has learned that a number of retired war veterans, who dedicated their lives to defending the country during the 30-year-long terrorist war, have fallen victim to a scheme orchestrated by illegal foreign job agents.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) founder Basil Rajapaksa reiterated yesterday (May 7) that his party insists on holding the general election before the presidential elections.

Former Provincial Councillor Nauzer Fowzie, the son of the former Minister A.H.M. Fowzie, has been arrested by Kollupitiya Police on charges of assault following an accident involving his vehicle, the police said.

A member of an organized crime gang involved in the murder of Roshan Kumara Vithanage, Treasurer of the Public Health Inspectors’ Association, was apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night (May 06).

Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets grew by 9.6% in April 2024, as announced by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The Sri Lanka Police announced that Ramesh Priyajanaka, also known as ‘Manna Ramesh’, the leader of an underworld criminal gang, was extradited from Dubai to Sri Lanka this morning (May 07) by a team of CID officers.