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Deloitte confirms NDB fraud is Rs. 13.5 billion

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Global accounting firm Deloitte has submitted an interim report on its forensic review of the fraud within the National Development Bank. While the report remains confidential, ... Read More


42 injured as bus plunges into precipice

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- A Sri Lanka Transport Board bus travelling from Colombo to Badulla plunged into an approximately 20-foot precipice near the Diyatalawa railway crossing early this morning. Aroun... Read More


Senior assistant secretary of President's office arrested

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- A senior assistant secretary at the Presidential Secretariat was arrested by the Central Criminal Investigation Bureau on charges of fraudulently preparing a forged passport unde... Read More


Five-vehicle crash causes traffic chaos on Southern Expressway

Sri Lanka, June 27 -- Five vehicles collided with each other at the 31st-kilometre post on the Southern Expressway between Galanigama and Dodangoda. The Southern Expressway Traffic Police stated that ... Read More


People need cost-of-living relief, not talk about arrests, says Namal

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National Organiser Namal Rajapaksa has criticised the President for focusing more on the potential arrests rather than addressing the severe cost-of-l... Read More


Agalawatta PS Deputy Chairman who supported NPP hands-over resignation

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Indika Jayalath, a member of the independent group that supported the ruling party in securing control of the Agalawatta Pradeshiya Sabha, has submitted his resignation as Deputy... Read More


Collision between two passenger buses injures more than 40

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- More than 40 people sustained injuries when two private passenger buses collided on the Tangalle-Matara road in the Talalla area this morning (26). Police confirm that 25 of the ... Read More


New AI-powered mosquito intelligence platform launched

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Exterminators PLC and Sentario UK Ltd. launched the MACCP X Mosquito Intelligence Platform, an AI-driven system designed to improve disease surveillance, risk mapping, and predic... Read More


Lanka IOC to install EV charging stations across its network

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Lanka IOC will deploy electric vehicle charging facilities at all 273 of its company-owned and franchise-operated retail outlets over the next two years. This transition toward a... Read More


Collision between two passenger buses in Talalla

Sri Lanka, June 26 -- Two private passenger buses collided on the Tangalle-Matara road in the Talalla area, resulting in a serious incident. Police report that over 12 people sustained injuries and re... Read More