LNP - Illegal inmate release: Top prison official arrested

2025-06-09   |   Crime

The Assistant Commissioner of the Anuradhapura Prison was arrested this afternoon (8) by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection wit...

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LNP - Matara Prison to be relocated to Kotawila

2025-06-08   |   Uncategorized

Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara said that immediate steps will be taken to relocate the Matara Prison to the Kotawila area, citing severe ove...

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LNP - Businessman penalised for selling expired medicines

2025-06-08   |   Business

A businessman has been handed a suspended six-month prison sentence and fined Rs. 10,000 after being found guilty of displaying expired medicines for ...

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LNP - Free special train services to operate for Poson festival

2025-06-08   |   Weather

Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has announced the operation of a series of special train services in view of the Poson festival. According to Railway General...

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LNP - Wholesale price of cement to be increased

2025-06-08   |   Crime

The wholesale price per 50-kilogram bag of cement will be increased by Rs. 100 each, according to cement company sources. Although the wholesale price...

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LNP - Special security and traffic plan in Anuradhapura and Mihintale for Poson

2025-06-08   |   Security

A special security arraignment and a traffic plan are in place for the Poson festive season, centered around the sacred cities of Anuradhapura and Mih...

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LNP - Presidential Pardon for Vesak misused to illegally release several prisoners: Police

2025-06-08   |   Crime

Sri Lanka Police says that a statement has been recorded from the Commissioner General of Prisons regarding the controversial release of prisoners on ...

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LNP - Coconut harvest to drop further this year, imports to continue

2025-06-07   |   Business

The Coconut Research Institute has forecast a further decline of 250 million nuts crop for the first half of 2025 harvest during the first half of thi...

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LNP - Trouble for Sinopec oil refinery in Hambantota Port – report

2025-06-07   |   Crime

The proposed $3.7 million oil refinery to be built by China’s Sinopec in Sri Lanka’s Hambantota port is facing significant delays over multiple is...

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LNP - Film festival showcases what artificial intelligence can do on the big screen

2025-06-07   |   Technology

Artificial intelligence ’s use in movie making is exploding. And a young film festival, now in its junior year, is showcasing what this technology c...

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