The select committee deciding which electoral system PC polls should use has been given until December 17; Sajith Premadasa and other opposition MPs say the.
The Bribery Commission alleges a Rs. 128,520 loss over 3,000 Vesak greeting cards printed in 2013. Jayaratne was produced in court by prison officers.
Harini Amarasuriya told a parliamentary subcommittee on higher education that universities must not ignore sensitive harassment cases and must speed up.
Police say steps are under way against Rs. 1,104m in property, vehicles and cash, and that 95 Red Notice suspects remain abroad.
The President appointed Dr Roshanie Dissanayake, previously an Additional Secretary in the Public Administration Ministry, to head the Science and Technology.
Abdul Razak Mohamed Basik was detained by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau over an apartment police say the drug trafficker bought in his father's name.
Thushara Upuldeniya's counsel told the Colombo Chief Magistrate the B Report discloses insufficient evidence to proceed on two charges of fabricating pardon.
Former Bandarawela mayor arrested overnight over alleged fraud involving forged council documents.
Central Bank bond case against 11 accused recalled to October 4 for new Permanent Trial-at-Bar.
The Bishops' Conference wants the Chemmani excavations completed, and raises Mannar sand mining, X-Press Pearl compensation and Muthurajawela reclamation.
Chief Justice faces allegations of blackmail by powerful persons, says Parliament MP.
The MP is challenging a Fort Magistrate's finding that remarks he made on a television programme prima facie amounted to contempt of court.
The Education Ministry also wants weighted average marks to replace GPA. Three framework documents go to Cabinet; Grades 2 and 6 join the rollout in 2027.
Police say some gatherings advertised on Facebook are run by people connected to drug networks. Eleven drug-related deaths have been recorded so far in 2026.
The retired air chief reported to the Financial Crimes Investigation Division at 9.30am over the long-running MiG aircraft transaction inquiry.
Two men on a motorcycle attacked a house on Wimalasiri Mawatha; police suspect a dispute between rival criminal factions.
CID alleges 43-perch Colombo 7 property was sold on forged deed for Rs. 7 million.
The Environment Minister gives the first count for the Bambalapitiya–Wellawatte stretch and says removal will happen this month.
The remanded SLPP MP told Parliament senior Ministers may have been behind the diverted Treasury payment, and questioned the speed of coal shipments.
The SLPP MP, currently in remand custody, told Parliament the party was denied a playground for its rally and that prisons would not deter the campaign.
Parliament sets two-day debate on 22nd Amendment and Judicature Bill for September 24–25.
Parliament spent Rs. 73.1 million on printed papers in 2025, up from Rs. 45.3 million in 2023. MPs will be surveyed on going digital, the Prime Minister said.
Mawanella court remands a 41-year-old pharmacist until September 22 after a decoy purchase of Rs. 500 worth of tablets without a prescription.
President meets Catholic and Muslim leaders to discuss democracy, constitutional rights and religious coexistence.