Starting today (1 November), traders across the country are required to charge consumers for plastic shopping bags with handles, commonly known as sili-sili bags. The new rule stems from an Extraordinary Gazette issued by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) on 1 October 2025, under Section...

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) informed the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court that it intends to seek a 90-day detention order under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) against Attorney-at-Law Thamara Abeyrathna, who is currently being held and interrogated over alleged assistance provided to the...