Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka drops to 133rd in 2025 World Happiness Report
Sri Lanka has fallen to 133rd place in the 2025 World Happiness Report, dropping five positions from its 128th ranking in 2024. The...
Radical economic steps needed for development – Namal
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa stated in Parliament today (20) that the government must take radical steps regarding the economy...
Colombo HC rejects request to lift freeze on Keheliya’s bank account
The Colombo High Court this morning rejected a request to lift the freeze on former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s bank account in the...
Not every family can afford a vehicle, concedes NPP MP
National List MP of the National People’s Power (NPP) Lakmali Hemachandra stated that not every family in Sri Lanka can afford a vehicle....
Welikanda ex-OIC wanted for cattle smuggling scandal
Polonnaruwa Magistrate (No. 2) has issued an arrest warrant for the former Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Welikanda Police, following allegations of contempt of...
Truck transporting 5,000 Kilos of ‘refuse tea’ seized on Colombo-Kandy Road
A truck carrying 5,031.2 kilos of substandard tea, commonly referred to as “refuse tea” or tea waste, was intercepted near Danowita on the...
US Admiral Paparo in Colombo to strengthen security ties with Lanka
The U.S. Embassy announced that the Commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (INDOPACOM), Admiral Samuel J. Paparo is in Colombo from March 19-21....
Deshabandu Tennakoon remanded
Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, who appeared before the Matara Magistrate’s Court this morning (19), has been remanded until tomorrow (20)....
