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Depression over Bay of Bengal likely to cross Mullaitivu Coast; heavy rain and winds expected

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- The Department of Meteorology reports that the depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal was located about 20 km east of Mullaitivu at 11:30 a.m. today (10). The system is exp... Read More


Five arrested in foreign employment scam involving forged documents

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- The Special Investigation Unit of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has arrested five suspects in connection with foreign employment scams involving the preparat... Read More


Bus fares via bank cards now available in Uva Province

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- Under the government's national digitalization initiative, a system enabling bus fare payments via bank cards has now been introduced in the Uva Province as well. The introducto... Read More


Gang rivalry suspected in restaurant owner's murder on Marine Drive

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- Preliminary investigations have revealed that the murder of a restaurant owner on Marine Drive in Dehiwala, was the result of a dispute between members of rival criminal gangs, p... Read More


Official website of Ministry of Public Security temporarily unavailable

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- The official website of the Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs is currently inaccessible. A notice displayed on the website informs the public that the site i... Read More


Five injured in van accident after attending cricket match in Dambulla

Sri Lanka, Jan. 10 -- Five individuals were injured in a road accident that occurred in the Mihintale area along the A9 Main Road in the early hours of this morning (10). According to reports, the in... Read More


Speaker rejects motion to appoint select committee on Judicial Service Commission

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- The Speaker of the Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has declared a motion submitted by 31 Members of Parliament on 21 November 2025, seeking to appoint a parliamentary select ... Read More


Ex-Minister Douglas Devananda granted bail

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- Former Minister Douglas Devananda, who was arrested and remanded, has been granted bail by the Gampaha Magistrate's Court. On December 30, Devananda was admitted to the Mahara Pr... Read More


Court amends bail condition for former Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- The Colombo Magistrate's Court today (09) ordered an amendment to a bail condition previously imposed on the former Mayor of the Moratuwa Municipal Council, Saman Lal Fernando, wh... Read More


Deep depression changes direction; Rainfall risk in Central Highlands reduced

Sri Lanka, Jan. 9 -- The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) says that according to the latest forecasts issued by the Department of Meteorology, the direction of the deep depression locate... Read More