- Last Update 2025-03-16 21:31:00
- November 14, 2024 - 91 - 0
Islandwide voter turnout around 65 per cent; counting of postal votes underway
- November 14, 2024 - 48 - 0
Average island-wide voter turnout remains 20-25 per cent in first four hours
- March 11, 2025 - 1749 - 0
Rapist of lady doctor at Anuradhapura identified as army deserter, parliament told
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
- March 12, 2025 - 606 - 0
Suspect involved in sexual assault of Anuradhapura doctor arrested
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
- March 11, 2025 - 398 - 0
Dutch authorities investigate companies suspected of paying bribes for Sri Lanka hospital projects
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
- March 8, 2025 - 247 - 0
Internationally funded projects only on Govt-to-Govt basis in future
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
- March 14, 2025 - 236 - 0
Govt. tables Batalanda commission report
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
- March 7, 2025 - 218 - 0
Israel invites Lankan businessman to collaborate with diamond traders
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.