ICC Chairman Jay Shah meets Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Sri Lanka Customs is moving towards the full implementation of its Paperless Document Processing programme, with all customs declarations and related documents set to be submitted electronically in the future.

Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two others have been indicted before the Colombo High Court over allegations of unlawfully obtaining Rs. 8.85 million in compensation through the misuse of official influence.

The General Manager of Lanka Salt Limited, Rathnayake Mudiyanselage Gunaratne, was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (June 19).

Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya said ensuring the education and well-being of children is a shared responsibility of the entire nation, not only the government and teachers.

104 FOTON Metro Buses were officially handed over to Sri Lanka by FOTON International at the FOTON manufacturing facility in Beijing.

Sugeeshwara Bandara was remanded until July 1, 2026, after being produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court this afternoon (June 18).

The Court of Appeal has postponed further consideration of the petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa until June 24, 2026.

Former personal secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sugeeshwara Bandara, has been arrested by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB).

Passenger train services between Badulla and Nanu Oya will resume from June 20, 2026, after repair work on a cyclone-damaged section of the Upcountry railway line was completed.

The Sri Lankan Government has approved a Rs. 1,008 million project to renovate 126 school hostels that have fallen into poor condition across the country.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court yesterday (June 17) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to immediately arrest and produce before court former Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa.

Preventing suicide is a shared responsibility of the entire nation and not a task limited to the health sector alone, Deputy Minister of Mass Media Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne said.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) this morning (June 17) over allegations linked to his recruitment to the Sri Lanka Navy and subsequent training at the British Royal Naval College.

Sri Lanka has launched the “LankaKonect” mobile application to strengthen protection, improve complaint management, and enhance access to support services for Sri Lankan migrant workers around the world.

India has donated military stores and a trauma care system worth more than USD 5 million to the Sri Lanka Army under the Government of India’s Grant Assistance programme.