Fort Magistrate Thilina Gamage has turned down a request made by Ajith Pathirana PC to suspend a CID investigation into a case involving approximately Rs 195 million that had been allegedly defrauded from a group of shareholders following the sale of a plot of land at Kollupitiya, majority shareholder being a UK-based limited liability company. […]

The Indian High Commission yesterday (30) said that following a request from Sri Lanka, the State Bank of India (SBI) had extended the tenure of the USD 1 billion Credit Facility, provided in March 2022, for the procurement of essential items. In this context, an Amendment Agreement was signed yesterday, in the presence of the […]

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong has assured Premier Dinesh Gunawardena that China will always stand by Sri Lanka’s sovereignty as well as for political independence and socioeconomic development. The meeting took place at Temple Trees. The Vice Minister assured that China will increase investments in several areas, such as agriculture, trade and […]

People’s Bank announced the results for its quarter ended March 31, 2023 reporting total consolidated operating income and pre-tax profit amounting to LKR 24.0 billion and LKR 7.2 billion, respectively (Q1-2022: LKR 42.6 billion and LKR 11.0 billion). Similar to 2022, the quarter continued to be characterized by higher interest costs; due to the high […]

Turkish Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Demet Sekercioglu, and Ports, Shipping and Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva. yesterday (30) discussed the commencing of direct flights between the two countries later this year. The Chief of Turkish Airlines’ South Asia Office Fathi Bozkurt joined the discussion held at the Ministry. A senior Ministry spokesman told The […]

The Diving and Salvage Unit of the Sri Lanka Navy often renders its assistance to search for persons who go missing in water bodies and recover bodies of drowned persons. The Navy has rendered diving assistance and has recovered 148 corpses of people drowned, during the past year.

The brother of the former Mayor of Dambulla Municipal Council, who was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a minor, has been remanded until June 06.

The fundamental rights (FR) petition filed by Pastor Jerome Fernando, who made controversial remarks on Lord Buddha and other religious figures, has been fixed for consideration on June 05.

The Fire Service Department of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) says its emergency contact numbers 110 and 0112 422 222 are out of order at the moment due to a technical error.

In the recent Group of Seven or G7 Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interactions with several countries’ leaders shows a shift in India’s international diplomacy and also its proactive approach towards its relations with foreign nations, foreign affairs expert Maheep wrote. Maheep is a leading expert of India’s Foreign Affairs and He is the Principal […]

A Tibetan Buddhist monk serving a jail sentence for “sending money for prayer offerings” to the Dalai Lama and to the abbot of his monastery has been released from jail and has returned to the monastery, people in Tibet who are familiar with the situation said. Authorities arrested Sonam Gyatso on April 3, 2021, while […]

President Murmu sent a message for the new Parliament building inauguration and said, “It will be written in golden words in the country’s history.” President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday welcomed the inauguration of the new parliament building by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said it is a matter of pride and immense happiness for the […]

An executive auditor has been arrested after he had attempted to purchase goods from a store in the Wellawa area with forged currency notes.

Chinese Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong has assured that China, a longstanding ally of Sri Lanka, will always stand by the island nation s sovereignty and its political and socioeconomic development.

The Commissioner General of Examinations Amith Jayasundara says that they are expecting to release the results of the 2022 (2023) G.C.E Advanced Level examination in August.

The Ministerial Consultative Committee has approved the orders made by the Minister of Public Security under the Immigrants and Emigrants Act to revise the fine of US$500, in addition to the visa fees, to foreigners who have overstayed their period of valid visas.

The Court of Appeal has announced that the verdict of the writ petition filed by Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province Deshabandu Tennakoon, seeking an order against a private plaint, will be delivered on June 23, 2023.

The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle and Matara districts.