Year: 2025
46 shootings reported in first five months of 2025
Sri Lanka has witnessed a significant rise in shooting incidents, with a total of 46 reported cases so far in 2025, according to...
Bribery Commission receives complaint over Presidential Secretariat vehicle auction
A complaint has been filed with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over the recent auctioning of vehicles attached...
Govt to enforce salt distribution controls amid local shortage – Handunnetti
The government will introduce strict controls on the distribution of salt following a sharp decline in domestic production caused by recent heavy rains,...
Fonseka warns against closure of Army camps in the North
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka has voiced strong opposition to the closure of military camps in strategic areas of the Northern Province and the...
Sri Lanka struggles to retain foreign investment in bond market
Foreign investors sold Rs. 1.38 billion ($4.6 million) worth of Sri Lankan government securities during the week ending May 15, reversing a two-week...
Over 1000 deaths due to road accidents this year
A total of 944 road traffic accidents have been reported across the country in the first five months of 2025, resulting in 1,007...
SJB MP accuses President’s Office of tender fraud
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Jagath Vithana has accused the President’s Office of being involved in a tender fraud during a recent vehicle...
Salt shortage disrupts bakery products
A severe shortage of salt is disrupting bakery production across Sri Lanka, leading to potential shortages of essential bakery items such as bread...
UNP and SJB agree to administer local bodies with opposition parties
The United National Party (UNP) and the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) have announced an agreement to collaborate in administering local government bodies where...
President to hold talks with independent groups to form CMC administration
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to hold a special discussion today with members of five independent groups that secured seats in the...
