Road accidents lead to five deaths including a toddler A total of five fatalities including the death of a toddler has been reported due to separate road accidents in various parts of the island. 14-04-2025 [More]
Embrace the New Year with optimism despite adversities Asgiri Chief Prelate The dawn of a New Year brings new hope for the people and therefore the public should embrace the Sinhala and Tamil New Year with optimism despite adversities the Chief Prelate of Asgiriya Chapter Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Mahanayake Thero said. 14-04-2025 [More]
Opposition Leader calls for unity and resilience to face challenges together in New Year Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in his Sinhala and Tamil New Year message extended heartfelt wishes to all Sri Lankans and urged the nation to rise above divisions and step into the New Year with unity resilience and renewed spirit. 14-04-2025 [More]
Fairly heavy rainfall expected in parts of the island The Department of Meteorology states that showers or thundershowers will occur in several areas across most parts of the island during the afternoon or night. 14-04-2025 [More]
CEB calls for collective action to temporarily pause rooftop solar to protect grid stability The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has reiterated its appeal to all rooftop solar system owners across Sri Lanka to voluntarily switch off their solar PV systems during daytime hours from 9.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. until April 21 2025. 14-04-2025 [More]
1320 arrested in island-wide excise raids A total of 1320 individuals have been arrested so far in island-wide raids conducted by the Excise Department during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season. 14-04-2025 [More]
154 police complaints related to LG Polls A total of 154 complaints have been lodged regarding violations of election laws and criminal acts related to the 2025 Local Government (LG) Election according to Sri Lanka Police. 14-04-2025 [More]
Committee appointed to look into repealing PTA A committee has been appointed to look into the repealing of the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) the Ministry of Justice and National Integration has announced. 14-04-2025 [More]
Expressways generate over Rs. 100 mn revenue in 48 hours The revenue generated from expressway tolls on 11 and 12 April has exceeded Rs. 100 million the Road Development Authority (RDA) said. 14-04-2025 [More]
EU team to arrive in Sri Lanka to review GSP+ A team from the European Union is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka in the latter part of April to review the Generalised Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+) trade concession. 14-04-2025 [More]
