CEYPETCO to seek investor for Mannar Basin natural gas extraction

Nine Indian fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested and their trawler seized by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly crossing into Sri Lankan waters and engaging in bottom trawling off Talaimannar.

An 18-year-old Sri Lankan student has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 21-year-old Sri Lankan man was fatally stabbed in Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Eric Meyer has been officially sworn in as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka at a ceremony held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) this afternoon (August 12) to discuss the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution concerning the proposed extension of the retirement age of judges.

The mother of organized crime figure Nedungoda Nirmala Prasanna, alias “Backhoe Saman,” was shot dead in Middeniya this afternoon (August 12).

More than 39,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by water shortages caused by the prevailing dry weather, according to the National Disaster Relief Services Centre.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (August 12).

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to resume all road development projects suspended in 2022 due to the economic crisis and prioritise urgent public needs when implementing rural road projects.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly opposed the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, warning that it threatens judicial independence and can only be enacted with public approval at a referendum.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake held talks with small and medium-scale paddy mill owners today (August 11) on a new mechanism to help them purchase paddy from farmers at a minimum price of Rs. 120 per kilogramme.

Cabinet has approved Rs. 1,067.5 million in equity capital for Lanka Metro Transit (Pvt) Ltd to expand and modernize Sri Lanka’s public transport service.

A Grade I Technical Officer attached to the Alayadivembu Pradeshiya Sabha has been arrested for allegedly accepting Rs. 40,000 in bribes linked to two construction contracts.

Nissanka Senadhipathi arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (August 11) to provide a statement in connection with the ‘Krrish’ project deal.

The Archdiocese of Colombo says it cannot support the death penalty under any circumstances, while stressing that those responsible for the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks must be identified and justice delivered to the victims.

The “A Nation United” (Ratama Ekata) National Steering Council has discussed the imposition of the death penalty for drug-related offences as part of stronger measures to tackle Sri Lanka’s worsening drug problem.