Duminda Dissanayake Re-Named Suspect in Gold-Plated T-56 Case The Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court has ordered that notice be issued to former Minister Duminda Dissanayake to appear before court on a future date after he was once again named as…
ON TWENTY NEW TOURISTS ZONES PLANNED TO GAZETTE
News Sri Lanka plans to gazette 20 new tourist zones Sri Lanka is set to gazette 20 new tourist zones before November, in a move to attract more tourists to the country.Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism…
BOYFRIEND OF WOMAN FOUND DEAD INSIDE A CAR POLICE SEARCHES
Police search for boyfriend of woman found dead in a car in Teldeniya Sri Lanka Police have uncovered new details regarding the discovery of a woman’s body found inside a parked car in the Teldeniya area.The deceased has…
DIP IN GOLD PRICES
BIZ Gold prices dip sharply Gold prices in Sri Lanka have declined by around Rs. 9,000 following a sharp fall in global gold rates.Accordingly, the price of a 24-carat gold sovereign, which stood at Rs. 391,000 yesterday…
IN EXPRESSWAYS MANDATORY SEAT BELT RULE NOW ON
Mandatory seat belt rule in expressways, now in effect June 19, 2026 From today (June 19), the mandatory seat belt regulation has come into force for all drivers and passengers travelling on expressways. The measure has been introduced…
SHASHEENDRA RAJAPAKSA WITH TWO OTHERS INDICTED
News Three including Shasheendra Rajapaksa indicted Indictments have been filed before the Colombo High Court against former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two others on corruption charges over alleged misuse of official influence to obtain compensation payments.The…
A NEW AFFIDAVIT ORDERED TO LIFT SAJIN VASS’S TRAVEL BAN
Sajin Vass ordered to submit new affidavit to lift foreign travel ban The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (June 19) directed former Member of Parliament Sajin Vass Gunawardena to formally support his request for the temporary lifting of an…
CIABOC CASE AGAINST CHAMARA SAMPATH ON NOVEMBER 03rd
Case against MP Chamara Sampath recalled on November The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against MP Chamara Sampath Dassanayake be recalled on 03 November.…
WITH ‘KUSH’ CANNABIS VALUED AT RS 75 Mn PASSENGER ARRESTED AT BIA
Passenger arrested at BIA with Rs. 75 mn worth of ‘Kush’ cannabis A Sri Lankan passenger has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after Customs officers seized 7.5 kilograms of ‘Kush’ cannabis with an estimated street value of Rs.…
EL NINO FOOD SUPPLY SHOCK MAY SOFTEN WITH AMPLE WORLD INVENTORIES
Ample world inventories may soften El Nino food supply shock A super El Nino is likely to unsettle global weather and threaten food output in the coming months, but near record world inventories, expectations of near-normal conditions in some key…