Monsoon mayhem: Over 1,700 individuals suffer full impact of severe weather
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) yesterday said that over 1,700 individuals, belonging to 485 families, affected across nine districts, were grappling with…
Month: May 2025
Sajith, too, condemns shutting out of local medical students from KDU
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday slammed the government’s decision to suspend the admission of local students to the…
Jaffna GN arrested over 128GB pen drive bribe
A Grama Niladhari Officer, attached to the Jaffna Divisional Secretariat, was arrested yesterday on charges of soliciting a bribe, according…
Money laundering case against Yoshitha to be heard on 11 July
The Colombo High Court on Friday decided that the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa—second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa—and…
SL worker returning from Dubai caught with stock of fags
A Lankan woman, attempting to illegally smuggle in a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes, worth Rs. 3.4 million, was apprehended by customs officials at Katunayake Airport early…
Health authorities on high alert for COVID-19 variant
Increased PCR testing across the country Secretary to the Ministry of Mass Media and Health, Dr. Anil Jasinghe has said that PCR…
Mahindananda, Fernando sentenced to RI for causing losses to state
The Colombo High Court (HC) yesterday sentenced former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage to 20 years RI and former Sathosa Chairman…
Duminda further remanded
Former Minister of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake was further remanded until 05 June in connection with the discovery of a gold-plated…
Halloluwa ordered to hand over mobile phone to police probing assault and shooting
The Colombo Magistrate court yesterday ordered former National Lotteries Board Director Thusitha Halloluwa to hand over his mobile phone to…
Civil activists complain to HRC over exclusion of local students from KDU Medical Faculty
A complaint was submitted to the Human Rights Commission yesterday (29) by civil activists and the President of the Federation…