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Energy Minister used as a scapegoat to cover up breach of trust by the Cabinet: Joint Opposition

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The resignation of Power and Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody is an attempt to cover up a serious breach of collective responsibility by the Cabinet, the Joint Opposition said. ... Read More


NIC one-day service resumes as system restored from today.

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The Department of Registration of Persons has announced that all public services, including the one-day service for issuing National Identity Cards (NICs), will resume from toda... Read More


GMOA comes under criticism from rank and file

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The recent strike launched by the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has come under criticism, with sources claiming it was poorly organized and failed to pressure ... Read More


Expressways generate Rs. 48.5 mn in 24 hours; nearly Rs. 490 mn earned over 10 days

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Traffic on the expressways (E01, E02, E03 and E04) generated a total revenue of Rs. 48,500,040 during the 24-hour period from midnight on April 19 to midnight on April 20, 2026,... Read More


Low-floor priority bus service for persons with disabilities to begin tomorrow

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- A low-floor priority bus service for persons with disabilities will commence tomorrow (21) from the Makumbura Multimodal Center (MMC), the Transport, Highways and Urban Developm... Read More


Two foreign journalists nabbed at BIA with 'Kush' worth Rs. 64 mn

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Two foreign social media journalists were arrested this morning (20) by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau for attempting to smuggle a stock of "Kush" drugs valued ... Read More


Island-wide police sweep nets over 600 suspects; 98 arrested on open warrants

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Sri Lanka Police have arrested 98 individuals with open warrants during a series of special island-wide crime prevention and anti-narcotics operations conducted across all polic... Read More


Indian Vice President visits Nuwara Eliya to inspect housing project

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Indian Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan arrived in Nuwara Eliya this morning (20) to inspect the progress of the Indian-funded housing project for the Indian-origin Tamil commu... Read More


Harsha defends HSBC CEO's comment on Sri Lanka's oil purchase

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Harsha de Silva yesterday referred to Daily Mirror report published under the title 'CPC rejects US dollars 286 per barrel claim, threatens legal... Read More


Tehran vows swift response after US seizes Iranian-flagged vessel

Sri Lanka, April 20 -- The US says it has attacked and seized an Iranian-flagged cargo vessel it said had tried to evade its naval blockade near the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Tehran's joint military... Read More