- April 26, 20260 CommentMonk Arrested as Main Suspect in Rs. 1.1 Billion Drug Smuggling Case Involving 22 yellow-robed menCOLOMBO – Sri Lanka Police have arrested the main suspect alleged to have facilitated the overseas travel of the group of 22 individuals appearing to be monks, who were apprehended with a large stock of narcotics. The main suspect has also been identified as a monk. The arrest was made in Meegahawatta, Gampaha. Meanwhile, Sri...Loc
- April 26, 20260 CommentThe Tree House International School hosts awards ceremony for special needs studentsRUZAIK FAROOK COLOMBO — The Tree House International School hosted an awards ceremony to mark the successful completion of its Behaviour Therapy Training Programme. The event was held at The Kingsbury Hotel on Saturday, April 25, under the patronage of the Founder and Director of the school, Dr. Anton James. The Tree House International, Sri...Education
- April 26, 20260 Comment4 senior Finance Ministry officials suspended over missing $ 2.5 m Treasury fundsCOLOMBO The Government has suspended four senior officials of the Ministry of Finance – two from the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO) and two from the External Resources Department (ERD) – pending a disciplinary inquiry into a cyber fraud that resulted in the diversion of $ 2.5 million. The funds had been allocated for an...Business, Economy, Local
- April 25, 20260 CommentAmbassador of Sri Lanka presents Letters of Credence to the President of theRepublic of TajikistanCOLOMBO : The High Commissioner of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the IslamicRepublic of Pakistan with concurrent accreditation to the Republic of Tajikistan, FredSenevirathne, presented the Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic ofTajikistan, Leader of the Nation, Emomali Rahmon, at the Palace of the Nation on 15April 2026.The ceremony...Local
- April 25, 20260 Comment“Ehi Passiko” Peace Walk Enters Fourth Day from BeligammanaCOLOMBO : The fourth day of the “Ehi Passiko” global peace walk commenced Saturday (25) from the Vidyawardhana Pothgul Viharaya in Mawanella. Led by Venerable Pannakara Thero, the group of monks began the fourth leg of the journey this morning after arriving at the temple yesterday afternoon, having started from Kandy earlier in the day....Local
