Fast bowler Jayden Seales of the West Indies has been fined 25 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening day of the second Test against India in New Delhi on Friday.
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya said that he will seek the assistance of the Attorney General on behalf of the police officer involved in the recent incident between a police officer and a lawyer at the Mount Lavinia court premises.
The government will take steps to ensure that plantation workers get a minimum daily wage of Rs. 1,750 within this year, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said today.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala says legal action will be taken against senior lawyer Gunaratne Wanninayake over his conduct within the Mount Lavinia Court premises, describing it as contempt of court. Police officers had visited the residence of the lawyer today (12), but he was not at home at the time. The lawyer had earlier been requested to appear for questioning, though media reports quoted him as saying he would respond only after receiving advice from the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL). Meanwhile, IGP Priyantha Weerasooriya said a state counsel will appear on behalf of the police officer who…
Foreign worker remittances to Sri Lanka recorded a significant increase in 2025, according to the latest data released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL). Remittances for September 2025 stood at USD 695.7 million, up from USD 555.6 million recorded in the same month last year. This marks a year-on-year growth of nearly 25%. Cumulatively, worker remittances from January to September 2025 amounted to USD 5,811.7 million, compared to USD 4,843.8 million during the corresponding period in 2024 — an increase of about 20%. CBSL data indicate that foreign remittances continue to play a key role in supporting Sri…
Oscar-winning actress Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (12) to attend the 78th Session of the WHO South-East Asia Regional Committee as the chief guest.
Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Chairperson of the Sri Lanka Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus, Saroja Savithri Paulraj, has called for a unified global approach to address gender-based harassment in politics, emphasizing the need for “debate free from hate.” Addressing the 9th Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Conference, held as part of the 68th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Bridgetown, Barbados, Minister Paulraj took part in a high-level panel discussion titled “Debate Not Hate: Not Accepting Abuse as an Outcome of Free Speech.” The session examined how to safeguard women in politics from harassment, hate speech, and online abuse while maintaining…
The Walapane Magistrate’s Court has imposed fines of Rs. 100,000 each on three retail outlets, including a supermarket, in the Walapane, Neeldandahinna, and Ragala areas for selling bottled drinking water and rice at prices higher than the government-approved maximum retail price. The fines were imposed following inspections carried out by officials of the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA), who found that the traders had violated price control regulations by selling essential items at inflated prices. Legal proceedings were subsequently filed, resulting in the court imposing the penalties to ensure compliance with consumer protection laws. The CAA said similar raids and legal…
India and Sri Lanka today reaffirmed their shared commitment to uplift the Indian-origin Tamil community, as the two countries launched Stage II of Phase IV of the Indian Housing Project in Bandarawela, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in attendance. Speaking at the event, Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha to Sri Lanka said the project stands as a symbol of the “deep, abiding and special friendship” between the two nations and their peoples. “This is not just about building houses, but about building futures,” he said, noting that India’s housing assistance now covers 65,000 houses across all 25 districts of Sri…
A Sri Lankan man has been arrested by the Special Investigation Unit of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) for allegedly defrauding job seekers of Rs. 14.9 million by promising them employment opportunities in Canada. The suspect a Sri Lankan-born Canadian citizen, had used his permanent residency status in Canada to convince victims that he could secure them jobs overseas. At least ten individuals have filed complaints against him with the Bureau, claiming they had paid large sums of money for employment that never materialized. Following these complaints, the SLBFE obtained a court order imposing a travel ban…
Two men were killed in an early morning accident in the Narammala Police area today (12).
Sri Lanka’s oldest airport, Ratmalana, is set for a major transformation with the construction of a state-of-the-art Airfield Facility Complex — a project that will redefine how the country manages its skies. Approved by the Cabinet of Ministers and awarded to Sanken Constructions (Pvt.) Ltd. at a cost of Rs. 3.04 billion, the new complex will replace the ageing air traffic control building that has operated since the colonial era. The upcoming Air Navigation Complex introduces a new generation of Air Traffic Management (ATM) technology, including advanced automation, upgraded communication and surveillance systems, and more controller positions. Once completed, it…
Former Governor Rajith Keerthi Tennakoon, has sent a Letter of Demand to the Independent Television Network (ITN) seeking Rs. 100 million in damages for alleged defamation. In the legal notice, Tennakoon has requested ITN to pay the compensation within 14 days over defamatory remarks aired on its News Bulletin on January 9, 2025, and the Pattaren Eha morning program on January 10, 2025. The Letter of Demand states that the comments made by Agriculture Minister Samantha Vidyaratne during a media briefing, and further remarks by the program presenter, were false and defamatory. It claims the broadcast and online distribution of…
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s banks have raised more foreign currency deposits, cut market borrowings and increased fx loans and investments in the year to June 2025, a Financial Stability Report issued by the central bank said. Sri Lankan banks had forex balances of 2.9 billion US dollars in foreign institutions as of the end of 2Q 2024, down 790.2 million dollars from a year earlier. Domestic systemically important banks had balances of 1.4 billion US dollars and foreign banks 1.2 billion dollars, the report said. Foreign currency liabilities of banks had grown 7.6 percent to 13.3 billion dollars by end…
Seychelles’s opposition leader, Patrick Herminie, has won the country’s presidential race, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off vote, according to the electoral commission.
The official Gazette confirming ministerial and deputy ministerial changes following the government’s first cabinet reshuffle has been issued by the Secretary to the President, Dr. N.S. Kumanayake.
Although the Health Ministry and the State Pharmaceuticals Corporation (SPC) have repeatedly assured that Sri Lanka’s drug shortage will be completely resolved by early 2026, an oversupply of nearly a hundred essential and non-essential drug items has been reported in several major hospitals across the country, Chairman of the Medical and Civil Rights Doctors’ Trade Union Alliance, Specialist Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa said.
Sixteen people missing after a major explosion at a Tennessee munitions factory on Friday are presumed to be dead, according to the sheriff.