CSE opens week higher as food & beverage sector leads turnover

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) started the week on a positive note, sustaining the upward momentum that had paused in Friday’s session. The ASPI advanced 77.31 points (+0.36%) to 21,676.30, while the S&P SL20 gained 7.64 points (+0.13%) to 6,119.21.

Two women deceive priest, wed in Church in Sri Lanka; Cardinal Ranjith raises alarm

Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, shocked the Catholic community in Sri Lanka over the weekend with the revelation of an unusual and controversial incident involving a same-sex wedding conducted in a church.

New rest center project launched on Southern Expressway in Matara

The construction of a new rest center along the Southern Expressway was inaugurated today (29) in Udukawa, Matara, under the patronage of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Ministry Secretary Prof. Kapila C. K. Perera.

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President meets Japanese Finance, Defence Ministers

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who is on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government, held bilateral discussions with Japanese Minister of Finance Kato Katsunobu and Japanese Defence Minister D.M. Nakatani.

Mephedrone detected in Sri Lanka for first time

Sri Lanka has detected the highly dangerous synthetic stimulant drug ‘Mephedrone’ for the first time and a foreigner has been arrested.

Mannar protest sends powerful message to government: Namal

The collective voice of the people of Mannar, strongly opposing the controversial wind turbine and sand mining projects, sends a powerful message to the government, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa said.

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Japan–Sri Lanka to further deepen cooperation in security, economy, investment

Recalling the long-standing friendly relations between Japan and Sri Lanka, Japan and Sri Lanka reaffirmed their intention to further deepen and expand cooperation, including inter alia in the areas of security, economy, investment, and development cooperation, under the framework of the deepened and expanded Comprehensive Partnership established between the two countries.

BASL defends legality of lawyers’ car passes

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), in a letter to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), has clarified matters relating to lawyers’ car passes, which recently came under public discussion.

Vijay’s Chennai residence receives bomb threat, day after stampede at TVK’s Karur rally kills 41

The Chennai police received a call regarding the bomb threat at Vijay’s Neelankarai home on Sunday.

Medical student killed in Kadugannawa road accident

A 24-year-old medical student was killed in a road accident at Urapola junction in Kadugannawa, Police said.

Minister blasts doctors fueling false medicine crisis

Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has accused certain politically active doctors of receiving funds from pharmaceutical companies and fabricating news stories to disrupt the country’s medicine supply.

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CID seeks court approval to access phones of Backhoe Saman’s wife

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today informed Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama that it sought permission to obtain a statement regarding the mobile phones in the possession of Shadhika Lakshani, the wife of ’Backhoe Saman’, who is currently in remand custody under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.

Tribute paid to war heroes at SLESA anniversary

Concerns over misleading LGBTQ clinic post

Serious concerns have been raised following the circulation of a post claiming the launch of an “LGBTQIA+ Sexual Wellbeing Clinic” at the National Hospital in Kandy.

Police call for applications to fill 25 medical vacancies

The Sri Lanka Police has called for applications from qualified medical professionals in both the public and private sectors to fill 25 vacancies in the Police Medical Service Division.

Programme launched to support ethical journalism in Sri Lanka

Democracy Reporting International (DRI), in collaboration with Factum and the Media Law Forum (MLF), has launched a programme running until 2026 to protect democratic debate online and promote independent, accurate journalism.

MP Archchuna granted bail

MP Ramanathan Archchuna, who was arrested by Fort Police this morning (29), has been granted bail by the Fort Magistrate’s Court.

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Ramanathan Archchuna arrested

MP Ramanathan Archchuna was arrested by Fort Police this morning (29) when he arrived at the station to give a statement.

President to meet Japanese Prime Minister today

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, on an official visit to Japan at the invitation of the Japanese government, is scheduled to meet Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba today (29) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo.

China’s ex-agriculture minister sentenced to death with reprieve for huge bribes

China’s state-run media report that a court in the country has sentenced a former agriculture and rural affairs minister to death with a two-year reprieve for receiving massive bribes.

UPDATE: Mawanella earth mound collapse; Three bodies found

The bodies of three workers have been recovered after a mound of earth collapsed at a construction site in Manikkawa, Mawanella, police said.

Suspect arrested in Kottawa with live ammunition and heroin

A 24-year-old person from Angulana, Moratuwa, was arrested in the Kottawa area by the Police Special Task Force with 458 live rounds of ammunition and a T-56 cartridge, police said.

System needed to monitor money collection in schools, Bribery Commission DG

A system should be developed to investigate the collection of money from students in schools through development societies or other channels, and to implement existing circulars and related activities in a systematic manner, Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) Ranga Dissanayake said.

Workers trapped as earth collapses at construction site

A mound of earth collapsed on a group of workers building a wall in the Manikkawa area of Mawanella.

Gammanpila files complaint over ruling MPs’ use of salaries for party funds

Pivithuru Hela Urumaya leader Udaya Gammanpila filed a complaint with the Bribery Commission today alleging that government MPs are diverting their monthly salaries to party funds for political activities.