Water cut in Kalutara, Wadduwa areas on Thursday
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board will suspend water supply in Kalutara, Wadduwa and nearby areas for eight hours on Thursday.
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FCID tells Matara court it will seek to suspend use of Basil Rajapaksa property
The Financial Crimes Investigation Division told the Matara Magistrate's Court it will act to suspend use of a Browns Hill property linked…
Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill to be gazetted
Steps have been taken to gazette the Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill, which aims to tighten legal measures against serious and cross-border…
Kumara Jayakody bribery case postponed to 3 November
The Colombo High Court has fixed further trial of the Bribery Commission case against former minister Kumara Jayakody for 3 November.
Journalists protest in Colombo against proposed terrorism Bill
The Sri Lanka Working Journalists Association and the Social Media Communicators Collective protested in Colombo on 6 October against the proposed counterterrorism…
Prisons Department sets out court clothing rules for convicts
Prisons spokesman Senaka Pallathtenna said convicts sentenced to more than three years must wear prison-issued clothing in court, including Buddhist monks.
Cabinet approves Rs. 30,000 per hectare fertiliser subsidy for paddy
The Cabinet has approved a fertiliser subsidy of Rs. 30,000 per hectare for paddy farmers in the 2026/27 Maha season, with about…
Cabinet approves rules on indigenous livelihoods in protected areas
The Cabinet has approved regulations to let registered indigenous communities carry out designated livelihood activities in protected areas under the Wildlife and…
Trincomalee prison official arrested over alleged Rs. 1.235 million bribe
The Bribery Commission has arrested the Assistant Superintendent of Trincomalee Remand Prison over an alleged Rs. 1,235,000 bribe from a food supplier.
President reviews AML/CFT evaluation preparations
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reviewed Sri Lanka's readiness for an international anti-money laundering evaluation due from 26 October to 6 November.