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Colombo's inflation climbs to -2.6% in March

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis, has increased to -2.6% in March 2025, compared to -4.2% in February ... Read More


Main suspect arrested over murder of Buddhist monk in Eppawala

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- Police have arrested the main suspect in the brutal murder of a Buddhist monk at a monastery in Eppawala, Anuradhapura. The suspect was apprehended in the Katunayake area follo... Read More


Cricketers must also abide by tax laws - Kumara Dharmasena

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- Former Sri Lankan cricketer and international umpire Kumara Dharmasena emphasizes that cricketers must comply with the country's tax laws, stating that if taxes are required, pl... Read More


A'pura hospital sexual assault case: Suspect faces identification parade

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- The case concerning the sexual assault of a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital is scheduled to be heard at the Anuradhapura Magistrate's Court today (28). The ... Read More


Court to decide on ex-Minister Prasanna Ranaweera's plea against arrest

Sri Lanka, March 28 -- The Court of Appeal has announced that a decision on whether to proceed with former Minister Prasanna Ranaweera's petition seeking an order to prevent his arrest will be deliver... Read More


Two dead, one injured as bowser plunges into 30-foot precipice

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Two persons have been killed and another injured after a bowser carrying rubber latex plunged into a 30-foot precipice on the Baduraliya-Kalawana road near the Kodippili Kanda S... Read More


Colombo HC Judge recuses from Namal Rajapaksa's money laundering case

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Colombo High Court judge Manjula Thilakaratne has announced his recusal from the money laundering case filed against Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa in con... Read More


Former ASP Udugampola acquitted from Millennium City case

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- The Colombo High Court has acquitted former Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Kulasiri Udugampola from the charges of revealing confidential information regarding Army in... Read More


Wildlife census report to be released tomorrow

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation K.D. Lalkantha states that necessary steps will be taken to manage wild animals based on the recent census conducted. ... Read More


15 including school students injured in bus-lorry head-on-collision

Sri Lanka, March 27 -- Nearly 15 individuals, including school students, have been injured and hospitalized following a head-on collision between a private passenger bus and a small lorry near the Ing... Read More