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Two businesses have been fined after being found distributing imported baby diapers without mandatory information identifying the registered importer.
Sri Lanka lost a significant number of foreign employment opportunities due to corrupt practices and poor handling of overseas job opportunities during the previous government, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) Chairman Kosala Wickramasinghe said.
The route permits of buses found to be operating on kerosene instead of diesel will be temporarily suspended, authorities said.
Against the backdrop of mobile data usage increasing to 1.03 terabytes during the second quarter of this year, the British High Commission has facilitated a forum between UK digital product consultancy Apadmi and Sri Lankan business leaders to explore how such digital engagement could be converted to productive economic activities, according to a statement from the High Commission.
Top Iranian and US officials have held talks at the UN in New York on a day when the US leader said he could ’’annihilate’’ the Islamic Republic if the conflict went unresolved.
The Department of Prisons has launched a special investigation into a clash between two inmates identified as alleged organised crime figures, Nadun Chinthaka Wickremeratne, alias “Harak Kata”, and Mandinu Padmasiri, alias “Kehelbaddara Padme”, at the Welisara Prison.
Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne today announced that he has endorsed the Bill to repeal the post of Chief of Defence Staff.
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today appointed three new High Court Judges, with their letters of appointment formally handed over at the Presidential Secretariat.
Heavy rain experienced in the central hills persisted yesterday causing fear of landslides and earth slips in several areas.
Following the Supreme Court’s determination that a referendum is not required for the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, Parliament is set to approve the Bill on Friday (25) with a two-thirds majority, following a two-day debate.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team has concluded a visit to Sri Lanka, with discussions focusing on recent economic developments, progress under the IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme and policy recommendations under the 2026 Article IV Consultation.
The Court of Appeal yesterday reduced the seven-year prison sentences imposed on a husband and wife convicted of trafficking and procuring a Russian national for prostitution in Sri Lanka to four years, taking into special consideration the circumstances of their children.
A 47-year-old man and his 45-year-old wife have been arrested in Padavi Parakramapura in connection with a money laundering investigation, while assets worth more than Rs. 47.5 million have been placed under a 14-day freezing order.
A new digital system for issuing medical certificates required to obtain driving licences will be introduced from tomorrow (24), National Institute of Transport Medicine Chairman Prof. Clifford Perera said.
The Government has launched a major programme to strengthen the resources available to wildlife officials responsible for maintaining Sri Lanka’s 5,741-kilometre electric fence network, as part of a long-term strategy to address the country’s human-elephant conflict.
The Government has gazetted the proposed Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill, which is intended to repeal and replace Sri Lanka’s long-standing Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act, No. 48 of 1979.
Niroshan Dickwella earned a call-up to Sri Lanka’s T20I squad for the first time in half a decade as the country’s cricket board announced the squad for the Asian Games men’s cricket competition on Tuesday.
A 35-year-old man has been arrested in Wellampitiya in connection with an investigation into the alleged illegal transfer of foreign currency reserves worth Rs. 24.85 billion out of Sri Lanka, police said.
The Catholic Church expects satisfactory judgements on other cases pertaining to the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, National Mass Communications Director Fr. Jude Krishantha said.
US President Donald Trump warned on Tuesday that he could annihilate Iran if there is no deal to end the war, but also suggested an agreement could come soon amid a diplomatic push at the United Nations.
