Exclusive

Publication

Byline

HNB Assurance PLC rebrands as HNB Life PLC

SriLanka, April 6 -- HNB Assurance PLC has officially changed its name to HNB Life PLC with effect from April 6, 2026, the company announced in a corporate disclosure to the Colombo Stock Exchange. T... Read More


CeylonEat launches platform to transform Lanka's dining experience

SriLanka, April 6 -- CeylonEat Business Management has launched CeylonEat.com, a next-generation digital platform aimed at redefining Sri Lanka's hospitality and dining landscape through seamless onli... Read More


'ComBank Shakthi' Agency Banking network scales to 26 strategic locations

SriLanka, April 6 -- The Commercial Bank of Ceylon has further strengthened its focus on delivering a superior customer experience with the expansion of its 'ComBank Shakthi' Agency Banking network by... Read More


4 critically injured in southern expressway collision

SriLanka, April 6 -- Four individuals sustained severe injuries during the early hours of today (06) when a truck crashed into the rear of a container vehicle near the Welipenna service area on the So... Read More


Body of key eyewitness exhumed

SriLanka, April 6 -- The body of 31-year-old Sandun Udara Alwis, a married father and three-wheeler driver known by the alias "Hawa," was exhumed today (06) at the Thibbotugoda cemetery in Horana. Th... Read More


Thunderstorms and heavy lightning forecasted for several areas

SriLanka, April 6 -- The Department of Meteorology issued a warning regarding the high probability of thunderstorms accompanied by severe lightning across various parts of the island today (6). The a... Read More


Chinese national arrested for brutal killing of foreign woman

SriLanka, April 6 -- Officers of the Western Province South Crimes Division apprehended the primary suspect involved in the stabbing death of a foreign woman in Kalubowila last March. The suspect, id... Read More


Police warn of rising online financial scams during New Year season

SriLanka, April 6 -- Police Headquarters issued a special notice advising the public to remain vigilant against a surge in online financial fraud and data theft as the Sinhala and Tamil New Year appro... Read More


Major General (Rtd) Sallay files writ challenging his arrest and detention

SriLanka, April 6 -- Former State Intelligence Service chief, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, filed a writ petition in the Court of Appeal through his lawyers, challenging his arrest and detentio... Read More


New school energy conservation programme introduced

SriLanka, April 6 -- School students will receive awareness on national energy security to prepare for the potential El Nino weather pattern and the ongoing global fuel crisis. Education Ministry Sec... Read More