One trip, one ticket: New EU rules aim to ease train travel – The EU plans to force railway companies to sell rivals’ tickets on their websites and share data with booking platforms, under new rules unveiled Wednesday aiming to boost…
AMID RISING COSTS TEN THOUSAND AWAIT FOR HEART SURGERIES
10,000 waiting for heart surgeries amid rising costs – Over 10,000 patients are currently on waiting lists for heart surgeries in government hospitals, while the soaring cost of private sector treatment has made lifesaving procedures unaffordable for many Sri Lankans,…
SEXUAL ABUSE DENIED BY PALLEGAMA HEMARATHANA THERA IN COURT
Pallegama Hemarathana Thera denies Sexual Abuse Allegations in Court Atamasthanadhipathi Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thera has strongly denied allegations that he sexually abused a 15-year-old girl, while the Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate on Tuesday declined to issue a fresh remand order…
RAMBUKKANA-GALAGEDERA STRETCH OF EXPRESSWAY CONSTRUCTION GETS CABINET NOD
News Cabinet approval to construct Rambukkana – Galagedara section of Central Express Cabinet approval has been granted for the construction of the Rambukkana – Galagedara section of the Central Expressway, with the project to be fully funded by the…
TO REVIEW FAIRNESS OF SLC INTERIM COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT ICC DELEGATION TO ARRIVE
News ICC delegation to visit SL to review fairness of SLC Interim Committee appointment May 12, 2026 A group of officials from the International Cricket Council (ICC) are expected to arrive in Sri Lanka in the coming days to…
INDIAN ASSISTANCE FOR MEDICAL WARD COMPLEX AT MULLAITIVU HOSPITAL
News Medical Ward Complex at Mullaitivu Hospital to be initiated with Indian assistance Steps to implement the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on ‘Construction of four-storied Medical Ward Complex at District General Hospital, Mullaitivu’, with grant assistance…
TO SLC’S TRANSFORMATION COMMITTEE SANGAKKARA NOT ACCEPTED BY SIGNING
News Sanga yet to signal acceptance of Minister Kumara’s Cricket Reform Committee Kumar Sangakkara has so far not indicated his acceptance of the appointment to the Cricket Reform Committee named by Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage, in what…
OVER ONLINE FINANCIAL FRAUD 198 FOREIGN NATIONALS ARRESTED
News 198 foreign suspects arrested in southern crackdown over online financial fraud May 12, 2026 A total of 198 foreign nationals have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out computer-related crimes while residing in Sri Lanka. Police stated that…
QUESTIONED AND STATEMENT RECORDED BY DILITH JAYAWEERA
Dilith Jayaweera questioned and statement recorded The Sri Lanka Securities and Exchange Commission has summoned five leading business figures to record statements in connection with alleged financial irregularities in the Colombo Stock Exchange during the 2010–2015 period. The…
STATEMENTS OF ARAVINDA AND WIFE ON THE DEATH OF KAPILA
CID hampered by Kapila Chandrasena’s iPhone Former cricketer Aravinda de Silva told the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court that Kapila Chandrasena had been deeply distressed over being remanded again due to issues relating to sureties, despite having been…
