Sri Lanka expands mobile drug testing for public transport workers

A person has been shot dead in a shooting that took place a short while ago in Maligawatta.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) General Secretary and Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasam has been arrested this morning (August 10).

Property damage caused by the July unrest at Negombo Prison has exceeded Rs. 100 million, while 31 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured.

A modern seed paddy production machine valued at Rs. 8.8 million was opened on August 9 at the Dedunu Agricultural Cooperative Society in Divulapelessa under the patronage of Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Samantha Vidyarathna.

SriLankan Airlines has resumed flights between Colombo and Kuwait after services were suspended due to the conflict situation in the Middle East.

Sri Lanka is preparing a comprehensive action plan to strengthen environmental protection and security at fishery harbours and coastal areas, following a progress review held on August 5, 2026.

Two men were arrested near Magazine Prison in Borella while allegedly attempting to throw two parcels containing ICE, hashish, mobile phones and other items into the prison.

Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets increased by US$133 million to US$6.591 billion at the end of July 2026, according to provisional data from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The Committee on Public Finance (CoPF) of the Sri Lanka Parliament has approved the proposed salary of the Auditor General after considering the importance, responsibilities and independence of the office.

CID Director Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shani Abeysekara has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, effective retrospectively from August 25, 2020.

Two Sri Lanka Army soldiers rescued a woman who was struggling in the Mahaweli River at Gannoruwa in Kandy on Thursday morning (August 6), risking their own lives to bring her safely ashore.

A preliminary discussion on modernising Sri Lanka Post was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (August 7), focusing on reforms, digitalisation and opportunities to expand parcel delivery and e-commerce services.

The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has ordered former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to give evidence online on September 29, 2026 in the case over the alleged abduction and disappearance of Lalith Kumar Weeraraj and Kugan Muruganandan.

The Bill for the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, which proposes changes to the retirement ages of Sri Lanka’s senior judges, has been gazetted on the instructions of the Minister of Justice and National Integration.

An unrest situation has broken out at the Pallansena Open Prison Camp in Dalupotha, Negombo.