The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption today informed the Colombo Magistrate’s Court that former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena had stated, in a statement to the Commission, that a sum of R

Fuel prices in Sri Lanka are likely to rise once more by the end of this month or early next month, according to informed sources at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC).

Declassified documents from Israel’s Foreign Ministry have revealed that former Sri Lankan President Junius Richard Jayewardene had requested $1 million from Israel’s intelligence agency Mossad to finance his election campaign in 1987.

The reintroduced National Fuel Pass QR code system has triggered fresh controversy, with many vehicle owners claiming they are unable to obtain their weekly fuel quota because the system still shows their vehicles as registered under previous owners.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake holds a special press conference on Sri Lanka’s current situation

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has invited the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) for an urgent meeting next week, extending the invitation to TPA Leader Mano Ganesan, MP, during a phone conversation.

Public transport services in Sri Lanka will be limited on Wednesdays declared as government public holidays, Essential Services Commissioner General Prabath Chandrakeerthi said today.

Sri Lanka has turned to the United States for domestic gas purchases instead of depending on the Middle East for supplies, and a shipment that has already been imported is currently stored at anchorage in the Maldives waters due to the lack of suffic

The government has decided to declare every Wednesday as a public holiday in a move to save energy due to the Middle East tensions, the Commissioner-General of Essential Services Prabath Chandrakeerthi said.

A ship carrying 35,000 MT of fuel arrived in Sri Lanka today (16), and arrangements have been made to begin unloading the fuel on the same day, Managing Director of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), Mayura Netthikumarage, said.

The Sri Lanka Police issued a public clarification regarding the specific legal provisions that grant officers the authority to stop motor vehicles and request documentation from drivers.

The National Fuel Authorization System (QR Code), introduced by the government in the midst of uncertainty in the global economy following the Middle East, is to continue for an indefinite period with the government planning to link it to a digital p

The Ministry of Digital Economy has issued a public notice outlining the process for obtaining fuel following the full restoration of the National Fuel Pass (QR) system.

The government has decided to implement the National Fuel Authorization System using QR codes for fuel distribution with effect from 6.00 a.m. today (March 15), the Ministry of Energy announced.

Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said that addressing the country’s growing drug problem must be treated as a national priority and should deliver tangible results at the ground level.

Air ticket prices in Sri Lanka are expected to see an increase in the near future, driven by the rising costs of aviation fuel in the global market.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath held discussions with the Ambassador of Russia to Sri Lanka, Levan S. Dzhagaryan, on the possibility of purchasing Russian fuel.

The bodies of 84 Iranian sailors who were killed when the vessel IRIS Dena was sunk by a US torpedo in international waters off Sri Lanka’s southern coast are scheduled to be repatriated to Iran today.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodagamage observed that due to loopholes in actions carried out by state financial institutions under the Foreign Exchange Act, money in Sri Lanka is being transferred overseas through cryptocurrency transactions.

Former SriLankan Airlines Chief Executive Officer Kapila Chandrasena has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over the alleged acceptance of a USD 2 million bribe linked to the Airbus aircraft p

A 15-year-old student of Royal College Colombo was seriously injured after falling from a three-storey building on the school premises last morning (11), police said.

Claiming that hardly anyone can predict the future developments if the Middle East war continues for more than two months, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government can guarantee continuous energy supply only for two months if the Middle

In a bid to ward off a possible fuel-related crisis due to the widening conflict in the Gulf, the government, through the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), is in talks with India and China for oil purchases, an official said.

The Supreme Court today reserved its judgment in the appeals filed by former Sports Minister Mahindananda Aluthgamage and former Lanka Sathosa Chairman Nalin Fernando, challenging the legality of the High Court judgment that convicted and sentenced t

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has begun an investigation into the shooting death of underworld gang leader Makandure Madush, who was killed by two unknown gunmen while in the custody of the Colombo Crimes Division in 2020.

The Chief Magistrate of Galle, Sameera Dodangoda, has ordered the Director of Galle National Hospital to hand over the bodies of 84 Iranian sailors currently kept at the hospital to officials of the Embassy of Iran in Sri Lanka.

A gazette has been issued officially enacting new legislation that introduces severe penalties—including the death penalty and life imprisonment—for drug-related crimes committed on the high seas.

While some countries are taking various measures to reduce fuel consumption amidst sky-rocketing fuel prices due to the tension in the Middle East, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa said yesterday Sri Lanka is not expecting to reduce fuel

Chairman of the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC), D.J. Rajakaruna has urged the public to reduce non-essential travel and use fuel sparingly in view of the energy challenges arising from the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.

The Sri Lanka government has approved visa extensions on a fee basis for foreign nationals unable to leave the country due to flight cancellations to the Middle East, caused by the ongoing military situation in the region.