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“Our government pledged to bring all wrongdoers before justice, regardless of the positions they held. We have kept that promise,” Minister of National Security Ananda Wijepala told Parliament minutes after news of the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe was released.
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The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake expressing grave concern over the alarming increase in elephant deaths in the country, which it noted now ranks as the highest in the world.
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The All-Island Tourism Service Providers Association, along with other tourism stakeholders, staged a protest in Colombo on August 22, 2025, demanding an end to the issuance of temporary driving licences to tourists at the airport. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
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The United States Department of State has said that it’s reviewing the records of more than 55 million foreigners who hold valid US visas for potential revocation or deportable violations of immigration rules.
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There was no tsunami threat after Thursday’s earthquake of magnitude 7.5 in the Drake Passage between South America and Antarctica, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said, following its brief warning for Chilean coastal areas.
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The Daily Mirror’s front page lead story headlined ‘Govt. Considers Double Cab Imports for MPs’, in yesterday’s edition sparked a debate in Parliament with an opposition MP questioning the government’s duplicity in getting vehicles for parliamentarians at a cost of Rs.65 billion despite curtailment of other perks such as pensions for them.
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The Officials from the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today put up a written proclamation on former Minister Rajitha Senaratne’s residence, directing him to appear before court on August 29 under Section 60(1) of the Code of Criminal Procedure.
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The Colombo Stock Exchange witnessed a volatile trading session today, with the ASPI initially slipping nearly 150 points on the back of profit-taking before staging a late recovery. Despite the rebound, the ASPI closed almost flat, posting a marginal gain of 0.69 points to end at 20,715.49.