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…
IN ORDER TO STREAMLINE ELDERS HOMES VIEWS CALLED
Public views sought to regulate elders homes Public opinion is being sought to amend the regulations governing elders homes in a bid to streamline them, the Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Ministry Secretary, Sampath Manthrinayake said. Responding…
EQUAL ACCOUNTABILITY TO ALL PROCLAIMED BY PRESIDENT
Prez proclaims equal accountability Instructs individual support Ditwah-orphaned children President Anura Kumara Dissanayake noted that certain groups are attempting to portray the creation of a law-abiding society as a major crisis, but stressed that, in building a civilized…
WITH VOCATIONAL TRAINING DRIVE AND INCOME GROWTH 100,000 FAMILIES SET TO EXIT ASWESUMA
100,000 families set to exit Aswesuma Govt targets gradual exit between 2027 and 2029 Self-employment, vocational training drive income growth MF-linked timelines clash with continuing financial hardship Questions remain over beneficiary selection, misuse of payments Nearly 100,000 Aswesuma beneficiary families…
THREE SHOPS IN RATNAPURA DISTRICT ,REST HOUSE FINED FOR OVERPRICING
Ratnapura rest house, 3 shops fined for overpricing essentials Colombo, May 12 (Daily Mirror)-A well-known rest house in Ratnapura and three rice-selling shops have been fined by the Ratnapura Magistrate’s Court for selling essential items above the approved prices. The…
OVER KAPILA’S SUSPICIOUS BAIL SURETY ARRANGEMENT TWO SUSPECTS REMANDED
Two suspects remanded over Kapila’s suspicious bail surety arrangement -Two more suspects arrested for allegedly arranging sureties for former Sri Lankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena, who was granted bail while in remand custody over the procurement of a…