Sri Lanka’s 22nd Amendment Bill gazetted with new retirement ages for judges

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.

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

The Colombo High Court has issued an interim order preventing a traffic accident case against Public Security Ministry Secretary Ravi Seneviratne from proceeding before the Mount Lavinia Magistrate’s Court.

Two inmates who were among several people injured and hospitalized during the unrest at Kuruwita Prison have died, Kuruwita Police said.

One inmate who was hospitalized after being injured during the unrest at the Magazine Prison has died.

The Sri Lanka government has decided to keep the asset and liability declarations of elected representatives open to the public while amending the Anti-Corruption Act to strengthen privacy protections for others.

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya says the Government will provide the infrastructure, financial support and institutional links needed to strengthen innovation research and technology-based businesses.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has sought India’s fullest support to combat drug trafficking, describing it as a regional challenge requiring stronger cooperation between the two countries.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says Sri Lanka’s Armed Forces should be developed as a highly capable and professionally skilled force that can operate internationally.

Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne, the newly appointed 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army, met President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this afternoon (August 5).