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Prime Minister directs swift restoration of Ratmalana drainage system

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya instructed relevant authorities to promptly initiate reconstruction work on Kandawala Road in Ratmalana and its flanking drainage networks, ... Read More


Ex-IGP, defence secretary convicted in Easter attacks case

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando were sentenced to death being found guilty of negligence over preventing the ... Read More


Dayasiri Jayasekara lodges complaint against judicial retirement age extension

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekera lodged a complaint with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CAIBOC) today (31) against the Cabinet decision to... Read More


Former police chief and former defence secretary sent to prison

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Authorities transferred former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former defence secretary Hemasiri Fernando to prison moments ago after a majority of judges on the Colombo thre... Read More


7,866 youths arrested for drug offences during nine months under 'Ratama Ekata' operation

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Police media spokesman Assistant Superintendent of Police F.U. Wutler stated that authorities have apprehended 743 adolescents aged 14 to 18 for drug-related offences during the ... Read More


3 arrested for setting container on fire following Negombo fatal crash

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Three individuals aged 20, 25, and 26 from Dagonna and Kibulapitiya in Negombo were arrest in connection with setting fire to a container and causing property damage following a ... Read More


Customs warns air passengers against transporting parcels for third parties

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Sri Lanka Customs made a special request to the public, including airport passengers, to refrain from accepting and transporting parcels or luggage belonging to other individuals... Read More


Sri Lanka records Rs. 9.5 billion budget surplus in first half of 2026

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Sri Lanka recorded a budget surplus of Rs. 9.5 billion during the first half of 2026, marking a significant recovery from the Rs. 405.6 billion deficit registered during the same... Read More


Coastal line train services delayed

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Train operation on the coastal line is experiencing delays due to a broken rail between Beruwala and Maggona, according to the Department of Railways. Published by HT Digital Co... Read More


Court sentences former IGP to death

Sri Lanka, July 31 -- Former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara received a death sentence over charges of failing to prevent the Easter Sunday terrorist attack despite receiving intelligen... Read More