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CCIB declared place of detention under PTA

COLOMBO, Oct. 8 -- The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) in Colombo has been formally designated as a place of detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) through an Extraordinary Ga... Read More


SEC warns public against dealings with Quantum AI

COLOMBO, Oct. 8 -- Sri Lanka's Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned the public against depositing funds or engaging in trading and investment activities with Quantum AI Limited, saying ... Read More


Anojan moved to new cell after Saudi prison altercation

COLOMBO, Oct. 7 -- The Sri Lankan government has confirmed that Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national facing the death penalty in Saudi Arabia, sustained scratch injuries during an altercation with a... Read More


USS Tulsa returns to Colombo for scheduled port visit

COLOMBO, Oct. 7 -- The United States Navy's littoral combat ship USS Tulsa arrived at the Port of Colombo on goodwill visit on Wednesday (7), marking its second visit to Sri Lanka in two years and hig... Read More


Sallay returns to CID custody after hospital discharge recommendation

COLOMBO, Oct. 6 -- A medical team at the Colombo National Hospital, including the hospital's Director, has recommended that former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retd.) Sures... Read More


India, Sri Lanka hold first cybersecurity consultations in Colombo

COLOMBO, Oct. 6 -- India and Sri Lanka held their first cyber consultations in Colombo, focusing on strengthening cooperation in cybersecurity, digitalization and emerging technologies, including arti... Read More


Court orders enforcement of remaining sentence against Gnanasara Thera

COLOMBO, Oct. 6 -- The Court of Appeal on Monday (5) ordered the enforcement of the remaining prison sentence against Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, following his arrest on multiple outstanding warr... Read More


Fuel queues return to Sri Lanka as private operators slash supply

COLOMBO, Oct. 6 -- Private fuel distributors in Sri Lanka have reduced supplies to the domestic market because they are incurring losses under the government's regulated fuel pricing structure, Energy... Read More


S Renganathan re-elected as President Sri Lanka- India Society

COLOMBO, Oct. 1 -- S Renganathan, former Managing Director of Commercial Bank of Ceylon, was unanimously re-elected for a second term, as the President of the Sri Lanka-India Society, at its Annual Ge... Read More


Protests across North and East demand restoration of Thileepan statue

COLOMBO, Sept. 28 -- Demonstrations broke out across all eight districts of Sri Lanka's Northern and Eastern Provinces on Monday (28) following the police removal of a statue honouring former Tamil mi... Read More