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Sri Lanka has launched a series of special awareness programmes to improve household nutrition, reduce food waste and create more income opportunities for farming families through value-added agricultural products.

Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has been named as a suspect in a money laundering case linked to alleged financial irregularities in the purchase of aircraft for SriLankan Airlines.

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama today (September 14, 2026) acquitted former Mrs. World Caroline Jurie and the late model Chula Padmendra in the case over the removal of Pushpika De Silva’s crown.

Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources Rathna Gamage says a mobile application introduced for fishermen is already being successfully used in Sri Lanka and provides data to help make fishing activities easier.

A Ugandan national who allegedly swallowed around 90 cocaine pellets worth more than Rs. 50 million has been arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake.

Sri Lanka Police arrested a 38-year-old suspect with 75 litres of illicit liquor during a raid in the Ullalapola area of Divulapitiya on September 13, 2026.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government will continue taking action against corruption and those accused of wrongdoing without any limit, rejecting claims that such action amounts to political revenge.

Sri Lanka received USD 748.6 million in workers’ remittances in August 2026, an increase from USD 680.8 million recorded in the same month last year, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the farming community gave the strength to end corrupt politics and elect a government that understands the hardships faced by the people.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Prisons is considering re-employing retired prison officers to address the existing shortage of staff, Commissioner General of Prisons (Covering Up Duties) Prasad Hemantha Kumara said.

A total of 161,451 people from 49,344 families across eight districts in Sri Lanka have been affected by El Niño weather conditions, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

Sri Lanka has manufactured a high-tech amphibious vessel capable of operating both on land and at sea for export to Europe for the first time in the country’s history.

The renovated Bambalapitiya Railway Station was opened to the public on September 10, 2026 under the “Dream Destination” project, as the Government moves to make public transport a safer and more convenient choice for people in Sri Lanka.