Four former Sri Lanka Customs officials were each sentenced to 35 years in prison by the Colombo High Court today (November 6).

Cabinet spokesman and Minister Vijitha Herath stated that there has been no removal or reduction of security for former President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga.

A Senior House Officer in the Gynecology and Obstetrics Unit at Kurunegala Teaching Hospital, Dr. Shihabdeen Mohammed Shafi, who had been accused of performing sterilization procedures on around 4,000 women, was acquitted of all charges by Kurunegala Chief Magistrate Bandula Gunaratna today (November 6).

The medical unit established for the Prime Minister’s Office in Sri Lanka was officially dismantled yesterday (November 5).

Former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe questioned in Kalutara why the public would support the National People’s Power (NPP) in the parliamentary election.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that rural development and improving the social and economic well-being of rural communities are among the primary objectives of the government during this term.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the construction of a ten-story building for the cancer unit at Karapitiya Teaching Hospital, Galle, was finalized at a meeting held at the Defence Ministry at the Defence Headquarters Complex (DHQC) in Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte, today (November 5).

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.