The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the plaint filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake over corruption allegations, be recalled on November 03, 2026.

A Sri Lankan passenger was arrested this morning (19) by Sri Lanka Customs officers while attempting to smuggle a consignment of “Kush” cannabis estimated to be valued at around Rs. 75 million through the “Green Channel”

At Takinogawa Daisan Elementary School in Kita Ward, the fire started around 11:00 am. It was almost extinguished in about one hour after burning about 200 square meters.

Sri Lanka Police has announced that the annual Perahera of the Urawatta Gangarama Viharaya, within the Ambalangoda Police Division, is scheduled to be held from 2.00 p.m. to 10.00 p.m. tomorrow (20) along the Galle–Colombo main road. MORE..

The General Manager of Lanka Salt Limited, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Gunarathna, has been granted bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

The Colombo Magistrate's Court today (19) directed former Member of Parliament Sajin Vass Gunawardena to formally support his request for the temporary lifting of an existing overseas travel ban imposed on him, by submitting a proper affidavit before the court.

The Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, states that the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) will be repealed in the future and a people-centric act will be presented to replace it. MORE..

At least 18 people have been killed in southern Lebanon following a series of Israeli air strikes overnight, the country's health ministry has said - while the Israeli military says four of its soldiers were also killed.

Two women have died in separate motorcycle accidents reported in the areas of Poonewa and Pallewela.

Arrangements have been made to import 104 new Metro buses to Sri Lanka in August as part of efforts to upgrade the country’s public transport service to a more efficient and higher-quality standard. MORE..

A 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday, the latest in a series of tremors recorded off the region’s coast. MORE..

Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha has stated that the objective of the new gazette notification issued by the Department of Imports and Exports Control is not to restrict import and export activities.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has today (19) filed indictments before the Colombo High Court against former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two other defendants over corruption charges.

The Ministry of Health and Mass Media has taken steps to appoint new directors to 17 health institutions across the country.

The current General Manager of Lanka Salt Limited, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Gunarathna has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka and Maldives, Isabelle Martin said that the Canadian Government is providing full support for efforts aimed at eradicating rural poverty and empowering low-income families in Sri Lanka. MORE..

The Court of Appeal today ordered that the writ petition filed by former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, against the Speaker and several others be called on July 20 for support.

Following a significant drop in gold prices in the global market, the price of gold in the local market has decreased by around Rs. 9,000. MORE..