1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (174+ words) Two Arpico Super outlets in Kottawa and Homagama have been fined a total of Rs. 125,000 after expired beverages were found displayed for sale, the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) said. The cases were filed against Richard Pieris Distributors following separate inspections…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (162+ words) Five Sri Lanka Air Force personnel, including an officer attached to the Mattala Air Force camp, and two civilians have been arrested over the alleged shooting and killing of deer roaming within the premises of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (112+ words) A restaurant in Valaichchenai has been fined Rs. 750,000 by the Valaichchenai Magistrate’s Court for selling bottled drinking water above the maximum retail price set by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA). The case was filed by Batticaloa District Investigation Officers of…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (247+ words) Civil society group Freedom Defenders – Sri Lanka has lodged a formal complaint with the Ministry of Public Security, challenging the legality and procedure surrounding the arrest of activist and Attorney- at-Law Achala Senevirathne. In a detailed submission dated September 9, the…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (102+ words) Twenty passengers were injured this morning when a private bus travelling towards Colombo toppled into a canal near the 7th mile post area along the Polonnaruwa–Habarana Road, Police said. According to the Police, the bus, carrying around 40 passengers, veered off…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (190+ words) The Sri Lanka Police has announced that the data system used for issuing Police Clearance Certificates has been temporarily deactivated due to emergency maintenance, prompting the introduction of an interim procedure for applicants. According to the Police, the Police Clearance…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (209+ words) A delegation of Sri Lankan parliamentarians has begun a study programme in the United States under a special International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) organised by the U.S. Department of State. Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development Chathuranga Abeysinghe said the…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (153+ words) Renowned philanthropist Nahil Wijesuriya has donated medical equipment valued at Rs.161 million to the newly established National Kidney Stone Referral Centre in Meerigama. The facility, set up under the Ministry of Health, is expected to perform more than 1,000 complex kidney…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago   (153+ words) Renowned philanthropist Nahil Wijesuriya has donated medical equipment valued at Rs.161 million to the newly established National Kidney Stone Referral Centre in Meerigama. The facility, set up under the Ministry of Health, is expected to perform more than 1,000 complex kidney…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (258+ words) Sri Lanka Police will implement a special traffic management plan in Colombo from Tuesday (8) to Thursday (10) in view of the official visit of Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. Police said temporary traffic restrictions and diversions will be imposed along routes…...