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Dy Minister denies claims of irregular RDA payments, calls allegations baseless

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- The Road Development Authority (RDA) has not made any duplicate payments to companies or contractors from its primary account or any related accounts, according to the Deputy Mi... Read More


Female lawyer arrested over Ganemulla Sanjeewa murder case remanded

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court ordered that Attorney-at-Law Thamara Kumari Abeyratne, who has been named as a suspect in the "Ganemulla Sanjeewa" murder case and was detained un... Read More


Investigations launched into monks arrested with narcotics at BIA

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- Investigations have been initiated into an incident involving several saffron-robed individuals arrested with narcotics at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), the Mini... Read More


Iran's FM blames US's demands for talks failure as he lands in Russia

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says the excessive demands of the United States have caused peace negotiations to fail in Islamabad, in comments to local reporters after... Read More


Sarvajana Balaya stages protest over alleged USD 2.5M cyber heist

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- The Sarvajana Balaya organised a protest today (27) expressing opposition to the alleged incident in which a USD 2.5 million loan instalment owed by the government to a foreign ... Read More


Complaint lodged with Bribery Comm. over alleged diesel import irregularities

Sri Lanka, April 27 -- A complaint has been lodged with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) requesting an investigation into alleged corruption and irregulariti... Read More


Srima De Silva wins 'Derana 60 Plus - Season 07'

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- Srima De Silva was declared the winner of the "Derana 60 Plus - Season 07" at the Grand Finale held on Sunday (26). Anoma Wickramarachchi won the award for the Most Popular Sin... Read More


Vehicle imports surge in 2025, recording third-highest expenditure in history

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- Sri Lanka's vehicle import expenditure has reached its third-highest level in history in 2025, according to the Central Bank's Annual Economic Review for 2025. With the gradual... Read More


Global investors invited to submit EOIs for Mattala Airport investment opportunities

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The Ministry of Ports & Civil Aviation has invited global investors to submit Expressions of Interest (EOI) for aviation investment opportunities for the Mattala Rajapaksa Inter... Read More


'Ehi Passiko' Peace Walk enters fifth day; Set to reach Kelaniya Temple tomorrow

Sri Lanka, April 26 -- The fifth day of the ''Ehi Passiko'' Peace Walk, led by Venerable Pannakara Thero and a group of monks visiting from the United States, commenced today (26) from near Tholangamu... Read More