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Pigeon Island National Park temporarily closed to visitors

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Wildlife Conservation Department has temporarily closed Pigeon Island National Park to visitors due to rough sea conditions and unfavorable weather following the onset of the... Read More


SLTB permits students to travel with November season tickets

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Schoolchildren will be allowed to travel on Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses this month using their November season tickets, the Deputy Minister of Transport, Prasanna Guna... Read More


Sri Lanka expresses condolences over Bondi Beach attack

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has expressed his condolences to the victims of the recent attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. "Deeply saddened by the attack ... Read More


No Sri Lankans injured in Sydney Bondi Beach shooting, authorities confirm

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment & Tourism has confirmed that no Sri Lankan nationals were injured in the shooting incident at a Jewish festival celebration he... Read More


Former CPC Chairman Dhammika Ranatunga arrested by Bribery Commission

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Dhammika Ranatunga, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in... Read More


Schools reopening: Update from Education Ministry

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Ministry of Education announced that 147 schools affected by the recent disaster situation across the island will not reopen tomorrow (16). While all schools in the Western,... Read More


Major drug trafficker arrested with huge consignment of "Kush"

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- A major drug trafficker who allegedly imported a stock of "Kush" valued at Rs. 216.68 million from Bangkok, Thailand, has been arrested following a prolonged surveillance operati... Read More


Sri Lanka records highest ever remittances in 2025

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) announced that the country has recorded its highest-ever remittances in 2025, citing data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.Ce... Read More


Dhammika Ranatunga granted bail; Bribery Commission signals arrest of former Minister Arjuna Ranatunga

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Former Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO), Dhammika Ranatunga, who was arrested earlier today (15) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or... Read More


NDRSC's Orugodawatte Warehouse Complex operating at full speed

SriLanka, Dec. 13 -- Chairman of the High Level Committee for Foreign Relief Aid (supplies) Coordination (HL-FRAC) and Deputy Defence Minister Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) yesterday inspected... Read More