Colombo, November 14 — The Second Reading of the 2026 Government Budget was passed in Parliament today with a majority of 118 votes. A total of 160 MPs voted in favor, while 42 voted against the budget proposal. Another 8 members abstained from voting. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presented the 2026 Budget to Parliament on […]
Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya has emphasized the importance of creating professional journalists who understand their responsibility and accountability in sharing accurate and reliable information, as the influence of digital and social media continues to grow. Speaking at the certificate awarding ceremony of the ITN Multi Media Campus (MMC) held at the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute, […]
Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told the Senate on Thursday that Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Asim Munir personally intervened to facilitate talks with Sri Lanka, convincing the island nation’s cricket team to continue their tour of Pakistan despite Tuesday’s deadly suicide bombing in Islamabad. Naqvi, who also serves as the Pakistan Cricket […]
Operations to curb illegal fishing by Indian fishermen within Sri Lanka’s territorial waters have been intensified, according to Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources, and Ocean Resources Ratna Gamage. The crackdown is being conducted jointly by the Fisheries Ministry, the Sri Lanka Navy, and the Police. Deputy Minister Gamage stated that there has been a […]
A request has been submitted to the Gangodawila Magistrate’s Court seeking the release of Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, popularly known as Daisy Achchi, from the ongoing money laundering investigation linked to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, on the grounds that she is suffering from dementia. President’s Counsel Anil Silva, appearing for Wickremesinghe, informed the court that the 98-year-old suffers […]
The Thambuttegama Magistrate, Gayathri Hettiarachchi, has ordered that the school principal arrested in connection with a large heroin bust in Eppawala be further remanded until November 26. The court also directed that the seized narcotics be sent to the Government Analyst’s Department and that the analytical report be submitted to court. The suspect, who served […]
Sri Lanka Customs has announced that it has successfully surpassed its annual revenue target for 2025. According to official data, as of November 11, 2025, Customs recorded a total revenue collection of Rs. 2,117.2 billion, exceeding the target of Rs. 2,115 billion set for the year. Officials attribute this achievement to improved efficiency in customs […]
Former Minister Prasanna Ranatunga was released on bail today (12) after being arrested by officials of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) in connection with a major financial irregularity probe. Ranatunga’s arrest follows an investigation into allegations that, during his tenure as Minister of Tourism in 2021, he unlawfully appointed a […]
Sri Lanka Police have uncovered a Jeep registered with forged documents during a special operation carried out by the Central Crimes Investigation Bureau in the Pannala–Alabadagama area. The vehicle, believed to have been illegally imported and fraudulently registered, was seized and handed over to the Pannala Police Station for further investigation. Police have recorded statements […]
Social media erupted today after a video surfaced showing Ramith Rambukwella, son of MP Keheliya Rambukwella, making an obscene gesture—raising his middle finger—towards media personnel outside the Colombo High Court shortly after receiving indictments. Rambukwella has been charged with unlawful accumulation of assets, with the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) alleging […]