Sri Lankan car dealer sentenced over odometer tampering in New Zealand

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to complete major electricity and petroleum projects on schedule while reviewing the Energy Ministry’s 2026 budget progress and funding needs for 2027.

The Attorney General served indictments today (July 15) on six persons, including former Minister Mervyn Silva and former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera.

Sri Lanka and Russia have reaffirmed their commitment to expanding cooperation in trade, investment, tourism, energy, parliamentary relations and exchange programmes.

Central Province Governor Prof. Sarath Abayakoon has submitted his resignation to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, citing personal reasons, but it remains unclear whether it has been accepted.

Former Provincial Council member Jayalath Bandara Dissanayake, the brother of former Minister S.B. Dissanayake, has been arrested over an alleged Rs. 27.5 million fraud involving a promise to secure an excise licence.

Two Russian companies have been registered as fuel suppliers to Sri Lanka, allowing them to bid for future fuel procurement tenders.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to complete all ongoing industry development projects within their scheduled timeframes and submit proposals for general concessions to support exporters and industrialists.

Sri Lanka’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) is planning a pilot project to test passenger-carrying drones capable of transporting up to six people.

Sri Lanka became the fastest-growing overseas wedding destination for Indian couples in 2025, recording a 25% rise in popularity, according to the Destination Wedding Report 2026 by wedding planning platform WedMeGood.

A 23-year-old suspect was arrested with more than nine kilograms of “Ice” narcotics, three anti-personnel landmines and M16 ammunition during a Police Special Task Force raid in Dompe.

Two more prison officers injured in the Negombo Prison clashes have died, raising the number of officers killed to 10 and the overall death toll to 31.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for a quality and accessible public transport system that reduces people’s travel costs and provides reliable services across the country.

Sri Lanka is considering new measures to prevent traders from posing as farmers and selling paddy fraudulently to the government at the guaranteed price.

A new Kidney Stone Removal Treatment Centre has opened in Mirigama as more than 5,000 patients across Sri Lanka remain on waiting lists for kidney stone removal surgery.