Former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) and produced before court, has been remanded by the Colombo High Court.

A discussion between Secretary to the President Dr Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and the heads of state and private sector institutions sponsoring the Sri Lanka National Scout Jamboree was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, has been produced before the Hulftsdorp court, a short while ago.

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) states that 211,666 Sri Lankan migrant workers have departed for foreign employment during the first nine months of this year.

France's Henri Kagan and Japan's Kenso Soai on Wednesday won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research into molecules' mirror images, decisive for the development of pharmaceuticals.

The Government of India handed over a consignment of essential anti-tuberculosis (TB) medicines to the Government of Sri Lanka at the Ministry of Health in Colombo today.

A Sri Lankan delegation of legal experts has travelled to Saudi Arabia and is currently engaged in discussions with the relevant authorities regarding the commutation of the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Sivarasa Anojan.

USS Tulsa (LCS 16), an Independence-variant littoral combat ship, arrived at the Port of Colombo today (07), receiving a warm welcome from Sri Lanka as the ship returns for its second visit in two years.

Former Minister Rohitha Bogollagama has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Western and Southern provinces, as well as the Anuradhapura and Mannar districts.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court ordered that the case against the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena organization, Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is currently serving a nine-month prison sentence, be called again on February 25, 2027.

The Appropriation Bill for 2027 was presented in Parliament today by Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Indictments were served at the Matara High Court today (07) against eight suspects, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon, in connection with the fatal shooting that took place on December 31, 2023, at a hotel in the Pelana area of Weligama.

Pradeep Kariyawasam, who is former Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake’s husband and also former Chairman of the National Savings Bank (NSB), has been arrested by officers of the Bribery Commission.

Two individuals who pleaded guilty in connection with a case involving the stockpiling of explosives and other prohibited materials on a property in the Lacto Watta area of Wanathawilluwa in 2019 have been sentenced to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment each.

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis attacked Aden International Airport with ballistic missiles and explosive-laden drones early on Wednesday, Yemen's Transport Ministry said, as fighting intensified across several fronts

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, wife of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been brought to the Bribery Commission.

Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena organisation, who is serving a prison sentence, has been brought before court again today.