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The new anti-money laundering (AML) regime widens potential criminal liability for bank managers and other financial-sector employees who knowin…
The Tourism Ministry has played down concerns surrounding Jewish Chabad Houses, noting the local Muslim community, in particular, has no objecti…
The White House’s ‘Great Transshipment Scam’ report released last week brands Sri Lanka a ’’Tier 3’’ risk economy despite conceding it presents…
The Government of Sri Lanka has secured a USD 200 million policy-based loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to support the Trade, Investme…
On 21 August 2026, the Child Protection Force received the conclusion of a case that has been before the justice system for almost fifteen years…
Starting 21 August 2026, Korea visa applicants can visit our centrally located visa application centre in Colombo for a seamless application sub…
Opposition MP and Attorney-at-Law Dayasiri Jayasekera has filed a constitutional petition before the Supreme Court challenging the proposed 22nd…
KARANDA, a new Sri Lankan creative company, will present its first production, UBU, in Colombo from 5 to 8 November 2026. ..
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) MP Chaminda Wijesiri, who was sentenced to 18 months in prison for threatening and assaulting two police officers,…
A 63-year-old professor at the University of Cambridge has been arrested after a car he was driving allegedly ran over the toes of a police serg…
(Lanka-e-News -24.Aug.2026, 3.00 PM) When the family of Dr. Nanda Malini and her lifetime artistic collaborator, Prof. Sunil Ariyaratne, announc…
Former Speakers of Parliament have spent Rs. 75,260,748 on 299,146 litres of fuel between 2016 – 2024, according to a special audit report issue…
A discussion on the project to develop Colombo Fort as a tourism zone, being implemented with World Bank loans and assistance, as well as the pr…
The fertility rate gap between conservatives and liberals reflects diverging priorities on family, career and creative pursuits, new research su…
The Anuradhapura Magistrate’s Court has imposed a fine of Rs. 200,000 on a supermarket in Anuradhapura for displaying electrical cord reels for…
An alleged $1 billion money-laundering scheme executed through “phantom imports” has shattered confidence in Sri Lanka’s banking sector. With 13…
Foreign diplomatic missions in Sri Lanka were briefed on the upcoming Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Summit (SLEIS) 2026 organised by The Cey…
