Customs seized 189,600 foreign cigarettes worth Rs.28.44 million from 13 Chinese businessmen who arrived at BIA on two flights from Bangkok in 22 travel bags.
Cabinet approved a Cyclone Ditwah recovery package extending rent support to nine months and clearing debris from paddy fields in the worst-hit districts.
Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena has summoned PC Rienzie Arsekularatne and Udara Muhandiramge to testify in the Chandrasena inquest on June 5.
A Presidential Secretariat review under Secretary Kumanayake placed Customs, Inland Revenue and Excise under anti-corruption scrutiny on May 29.
The Jaffna Magistrate's Court has granted former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa permission to testify via video link in the Lalith–Kugan disappearance case.
CoPF Chairman Harsha de Silva says a Finance Ministry report on the US$2.5m Treasury fraud arrived marked 'for personal perusal' and he ordered it returned.
Indian HC Santosh Jha raised monthly grants to 100 Jaffna University students from Rs.5,000 to Rs.7,500 under an expanded India scholarship scheme.
Former Minister Johnston Fernando appeared at the IAID on June 2 to record a statement linked to the Sampath Manamperi ICE-precursor probe.
Police recovered a locally-made Mini Uzi and pistol from a Colombo cemetery on intelligence from deported underworld figure Mahawatte Chamara.
Cabinet approves Rs.581m under Clean Sri Lanka to develop 25 small towns, one priority project each, on a Bimal Rathnayake proposal; 23 already scoped.
Velu Yogaraj says his signature was forged on April 7 to authorise salary payments to 11 employees while he was in remand custody after his CIABOC arrest.
The Supreme Court concluded oral submissions in Pillayan's FR petition challenging his PTA arrest, with judgment postponed to a later date.
PM Harini Amarasuriya launched the Praja Shakthi rural development drive on Tuesday, with 25,932 projects across 1,000 villages and Rs.23 billion allocated.
A 20-year-old from Valaichchenai was killed and four others injured in a head-on three-wheeler and tipper truck crash on the Polonnaruwa–Batticaloa Road.
Ten US-donated TH-57 Sea Ranger helicopters have arrived in Sri Lanka and are being configured at Ratmalana Air Force base for SLAF training and HADR duties.
DIG Senadheera said 19 fatal road accidents claimed 24 lives over two Vesak days, with 13 pedestrians and seven motorcyclists among the dead.
A 21-year-old moulavi from Eragama, Ampara was remanded until June 3 after surrendering over the alleged sexual abuse of a 14-year-old; accomplice in custody.
The SLBFE has arrested a Bulathsinhala UNP councillor known as 'Dubai Sudda' over a tourist-visa scam selling Dubai and Moldova jobs through social media.
Jaffna Bar Association wrote to President Dissanayake over the sudden transfer of HC Judge A.G. Alexraja, alleging Northern Province Governor interference.
A 25-year-old monk at Kandy's Bahirawakanda temple was arrested over the alleged sexual abuse of his 15-year-old niece; a 29-year-old woman also held.
Mano Ganesan has written to COPF Chair Harsha de Silva seeking a probe into alleged reallocation of PC election funds, citing Tilvin Silva remarks.
PM Harini Amarasuriya called for transformative education reforms in a memorial lecture, naming five structural crises from inequality to AI disruption.
All firearm licence holders must present their weapons at the nearest police station every six months for serial-number and condition checks, the Police said.
A 54-year-old woman was killed and 15 others, including a five-year-old and an infant, were hurt when a pilgrim van struck a wild elephant near Polonnaruwa.