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The Monetary Policy Board of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.00%, citing confidence in the current monetary stance to guide inflation towards its 5% target while supporting economic growth. The decision has been made at the board’s meeting held yesterday (25).Furthermore, the CBSL said that the Board remains confident that the prevailing monetary policy stance will ensure that inflation will move towards the target of 5% while supporting the growth of the domestic economy.Releasing the regular statement on the monetary policy review, CBSL highlighted, “Inflation remains negative at present…

A 69-year-old Buddhist monk has been found brutally murdered at a monastery in Kiralogama, within the Eppawala Police Division.According to police, a complaint was received at the Eppawala Police Station on the afternoon of March 25, 2025, reporting that the monk had been found murdered inside the monastery.The discovery was made by a visitor to the monastery and another monk from a different temple. Upon finding the slain monk, they immediately alerted the police.Preliminary investigations have revealed that the deceased monk owned a three-wheeler, which was regularly driven by a hired driver. However, police noted that the driver is currently…

The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern and Northwestern provinces after 2.00 p.m. today (26).Heavy showers about 100 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces, the Met. Department added.Meanwhile, a few showers may occur in Eastern province and in Polonnaruwa district, according to the department.Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kurunegala districts during the morning.Thus, the general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize…

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has directed the Illegal Assets Investigation Unit of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to further investigate Piumi Hansamali under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act and report progress to the court.The motion filed by Hansamali’s legal representatives alleging that her business operations have been negatively impacted due to the actions of the CID officers was taken up before Colombo Additional Magistrate Manjula Ratnayake today (20).When the motion was taken up, OIC of the Illegal Assets Investigation Division of the CID Sampath Rajakaruna appeared before the court in response to a prior court notice.Hansamali’s legal representative, Attorney-at-Law…

A tense situation has been reported at Polduwa Junction, near the Parliament Roundabout, where protesting unemployed graduates are facing off with the police, Ada Derana reporter said.

Kirsty Coventry has been elected president of the International Olympic Committee and become the first woman and first African to get perhaps the biggest job in global sports.The Zimbabwe sports minister and two-time Olympic swimming gold medalist got a stunning first-round win in the seven-candidate contest after voting by 97 IOC member on Thursday.She gets an eight-year mandate into 2033 aged just 41 — youthful by the historical standards of the IOC.It was the most open and hard-to-call IOC presidential election in decades with no clear front-runner before the vote. Many predicted an absolute majority could take several rounds of…

A training aircraft of the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has crashed in the Wariyapola area, according to the SLAF Spokesman.The aircraft, identified as a K-8 jet manufactured in China, was reportedly on a training mission when it suddenly went out of radar contact and later crashed at Minuwangete, Wariyapola.Both pilots had ejected safely and descended by parachute, avoiding any injuries, while the jet has caught fire, he said.No casualties have been reported following the incident.

The former Inspector General of Police (IGP), Deshabandu Tennakoon has been ordered to be further remanded until April 03 by the Matara Magistrate’s Court.Tennakoon, who was subject to an arrest warrant in connection with a shooting incident near a hotel in the Pelena area of Weligama in 2023, surrendered to the court by submitting a motion yesterday (19), after evading arrest nearly 20 days.Following his surrender, the Matara Magistrate ordered that he be remanded until today (20). In compliance with this order, Tennakoon was transferred to Angunakolapelessa Prison under special security last evening (19), according to prison sources.The Matara Magistrate’s Court…

The Election Commission has announced that the upcoming Local Government (LG) Elections in Sri Lanka will be held on May 06. This announcement was made during a special press conference held today (20).The acceptance of nominations for the LG Elections concluded today (20), with no nominations being accepted after 12:00 noon.The nomination process for 336 Local Government institutions began on March 17, and the election date was confirmed after the conclusion of the nomination period.Additionally, the deadline for placing deposits for the LG Elections ended yesterday (19).Earlier, the Election Commission had announced an extension of key deadlines related to the elections,…

The Colombo High Court has rejected a request made by the attorneys of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella to lift the order freezing his bank account in the parliamentary branch, in connection with an ongoing investigation by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).The decision was delivered by Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendi.Earlier, the Colombo High Court had issued an injunction order suspending several bank accounts and insurance agreements belonging to former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and his family as part of the investigation by the Bribery Commission.Rambukwella’s bank account in the Parliamentary Branch, where his pension…