NDF MP says five payments on a $22.9M Australian loan instalment were missed before Canberra raised the alarm; Central Bank also bears responsibility.
A four-JMC panel ruled all injuries on Ranga Rajapaksa's body were self-inflicted, confirming the interdicted Finance Ministry official's death a suicide.
Suriyapperuma will testify on the USD 2.5 million cyber theft after a one-day standoff with the Committee on Public Finance.
Embassy inaugurates new outdoor engagement space at Nallur facility ahead of US 250th independence year; 400 programmes hosted in 2025.
Vijitha Herath meets Israeli Ambassador Reuven Javier Azar and pledges 'continued engagement' even as Israel's southern Lebanon ground campaign continues.
President Dissanayake reviewed legal provisions for a new authority to protect upper watershed areas after Cyclone Ditwah landslides exposed the risk.
Finance Ministry meeting weighs revised eligibility, Grama Niladhari involvement and digitalisation to speed up Aswesuma welfare beneficiary selection.
Jingjing Liao, deported with 125 others on a March 29 special flight, says lawyers were locked out of Welisara camp; AG's office to defend arrest as lawful.
CIABOC orders Mahinda Rajapaksa to resubmit a full assets affidavit and suspends transfer of Shiranthi's Colombo home pending a Siriliya account inquiry.
Marshad Barry, Amana Bank senior official and SL-Malaysia Business Council Chair, has been named to head the 27th Waqf Board for Muslim charitable trusts.
The Mallakam Magistrate ordered MP Archchuna Ramanathan released on bail on April 29, four days after his arrest over a Periyavilaan land dispute.
The Mallakam Magistrate's Court has remanded a Periyavilan woman, mother of a one-year-old, until April 29 over Jaffna MP Archchuna Ramanathan's complaint.
Fort Magistrate Neththikumara directs the AG to file indictments without delay, citing sufficient evidence and a Wolverhampton University email of the trip.
Case against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe alleging misappropriation of Rs. 16.6mn for a London trip is scheduled at Colombo Fort Magistrate's Court.
Russian Health Minister Mikhail Murashko leads three-day visit May 3–5 with talks on pharmaceuticals, medical training, Ayurveda and health tourism.
CID has revealed Sarah Jasmine fled to India after the Sainthamaruthu blast, contradicting a 2022 DNA report obtained under pressure from Salley.
President's Secretary issued an extraordinary Gazette extending the state of public emergency by another month, with 15 essential services re-designated.
Activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has sought Treasury Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma's citizenship details under Australia's Freedom of Information Act.
Suriyapperuma cites a planned presidential statement in Parliament; Deputy Minister Kaushalya Ariyarathne says it is a rescheduling request, not a refusal.
President discusses BIA monk arrests with the Maha Sangha of three Nikayas; agenda includes Buddhist Temporalities Ordinance amendments and anti-drug effort.
Police arrested another suspect in the BIA monks drug ring after a raid in Athurugiriya. Investigators are probing his role in sending monks abroad.
JMO finds 19 of 22 monks held in the BIA narcotics bust used drugs; police say a second group of 40 monks was being prepared for Thailand.
The Public Administration Ministry has issued Circular 11/2026 implementing Cabinet's April 28 approval of permanent posts for 9,800 casual state employees.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said senior officers will lease 400 EVs while constables to inspectors get duty-free electric motorbikes via loans.