News PET scan services resume after temporary disruption May 6, 2026 Registration of patients for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan services, which had been disrupted in government hospitals, has now resumed.Deputy Minister of Health – Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni…
IN VIDYA MURDER CASE SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS DEATH SENTENCE ON FOUR
SC upholds death sentence in Vidya murder case The Supreme Court today (May 06) upheld the death sentence imposed on 04 suspects accused of the brutal abduction, gang rape, and murder of Jaffna schoolgirl Sivaloganathan Vidya in 2015. The…
GAS PRICES OF LAUGFS INCREASED
Laugfs Gas prices upped LAUGFS Gas PLC has announced an increase in the prices of its domestic Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders with effect from today (May 07). Accordingly, the price of a 12.5 kg domestic LPG cylinder has…
ON TREASURY THEFT CYBER GANG AREESTED IN RAJAGIRIYA
Cyber gang arrested in Rajagiriya linked to Treasury theft?; one suspect missing The Officer-in-Charge of the Welikada Police Station, Chief Inspector Saman Weerasinghe, informed Nuwan Kaushalya, Additional Magistrate of Colombo, through a report that investigations are underway to…
ON METRO BUS INITIATIVE PRIVATE BUS OPERATORS SAY RS 7 Bn WASTED
Rs. 7 bn wasted on metro bus initiative, says private bus operators The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association has accused the government of wasting approximately Rs. 7 billion of public funds on the new Metro Bus initiative.Chairman Gamunu Wijeratne asserted…
TO AVOID TRANSMISSION OF A VIRUS FOUR SCHOOLS IN DENIYAYA TEMPORARILY CLOSED
Four schools In Deniyaya temporarily closed Four schools in the Deniyaya Education Zone have been temporarily closed following the outbreak of a viral illness similar to influenza, which is currently spreading within the area under the jurisdiction of the Medical…
CASE AGAINST AJITH NIVARD CABRAAL REFILED BY CIABOC
Bribery Commission refiles case against Ajith Nivard Cabraal The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has refiled a case before the Colombo High Court against former Central Bank Governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal.The case relates to the purchase…
ON ID DIGITAL TENDER AWARDED TO INDIA GOVERNMENT URGED TO CLARIFY
Govt urged to clarify reports on digital ID tender awarded to Indian company Colombo, May 7 (Daily Mirror) – The government should immediately clarify reports that the tender for Sri Lanka’s proposed digital identity card project is being awarded to…
FREE VISAS TO FORTY COUNTRIES GETS PARLIAMENT NOD
Parliament approves regulations on free visa for 40 countries – Parliament today approved the regulations under the Immigration and Emigration Act which would allow free visa facility for 40 countries as proposed by the government in a move to boost…
SEVEN YEAR OLD CHILD DIES AFTER SWALLOWING A WRIST WATCH BATTERY
Child dies after surgery swallowing a wrist watch battery – A child who swallowed a discarded button battery used for wrist watches had died after two days despite being treated at the Galle national hospital. The deceased Nehan Thaksara De…
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