A warrant has been issued by the Hambantota Magistrate’s Court for the arrest of Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa due to his failure to appear in court for a case that was scheduled for hearing.

Sri Lanka’s export sector posted a strong performance in the first half of 2025, signalling resilience and renewed momentum in both goods and services. According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, ...

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has issued a stark warning that private conversations with ChatGPT are not legally protected — and could potentially be used in court, as Individuals, specially youth ...

At least seven court cases related to the brutal killing of wild elephants—some by gunfire and others electrocuted—are currently being heard across multiple Magistrate Courts in Sri Lanka. Another ...

Attanagalla Magistrate Manjula Karunaratne has ordered a Buddhist monk to remove an illegally built house on railway reserve land in Wijaya Rajadahana of Mirigama within one month and appear before ...

Supreme Court delivers landmark judgment in MV X-Press Pearl disaster, orders USD 1 billion compensation and blasts failures by authorities In a landmark ruling, the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ...

A shocking hit-and-run incident near Hinidumgoda Junior College in Galle has left a 40-year-old mother severely injured after she was struck by a motorcycle ridden by a 15-year-old school student. The ...

Police have made fresh breakthroughs in the investigation into the illegal killing of a pregnant deer inside the Heenugala Reserve in Makulugaswewa, Galewela, uncovering further suspects and ...

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has warned the public about a fake PDF document being circulated via email and WhatsApp, falsely bearing the name of the Acting Inspector General of Police.

Sri Lanka has decided to waive visa fees for 40 additional countries in a move aimed at revitalising the tourism industry, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism Minister Vijitha Herath ...

The European Union (EU) has issued a public warning to Sri Lankans about a scam involving an individual impersonating an EU official and fraudulently offering grants and financial aid. In a statement ...

The Supreme Court has postponed sentencing to 23 September in the contempt of court case against Harsha Illukpitiya, the Controller General of Immigration and Emigration, who has pleaded guilty to the ...