Sri Lankan lawyers withdraw from courts after Akuregoda shooting

Four suspects have been identified in the murder of lawyer Buddika Mallawa Arachchi and his wife, W. A. Nisansala, in the Akuregoda area under the Thalangama Police Division, Sri Lanka Police confirmed.

The 9th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine began on February 13, 2026 at the Waters Edge Hotel, highlighting the institution’s strong role in improving military medical readiness through training, research, and professional development.

A 34 year old man was arrested in Ragama with 271 kilograms and 835 grams of Kerala cannabis during a police raid on the night of February 14, 2026.

A car suspected to be the vehicle used by the gunmen who carried out the Akuregoda shooting was discovered burning in the Baddegama area of Galle.

Two shooting incidents in Sri Lanka today (February 14) left two people dead and several others injured, with police launching multiple investigations to find the suspects.

Sri Lanka’s digital services for citizens abroad have reached a major milestone with the successful rollout of the e-BMD system in 62 foreign missions, enabling faster access to birth, marriage, and death certificates, according to the President’s Media Division.

Dash camera footage from vehicles that travelled through Homagama, Kottawa, Makumbura, and Athurugiriya on the evening of February 13, 2026, may have captured the suspect vehicle bearing registration number EP KI 7738, which is linked to the killing of a lawyer and his wife, according to the Sri Lanka Police.

Sri Lanka Police have launched an investigation into the murder of a couple who were shot by two unidentified men who arrived in a car while the victims were inside a vehicle parked at a supermarket car park in the Akuregoda area of the Thalangama Police Division on the evening of February 13, 2026.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met long net (madel) fishermen who were protesting outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo yesterday (February 13) and held discussions with them, after which the protest was called off.

Sri Lanka has introduced a comprehensive multi-layered security plan to ensure the safe and successful staging of the T20 Cricket World Championship, with nationwide measures covering venues, teams, and spectators.

Two people, a 44-year-old lawyer and his 42-year-old wife, were shot dead in a supermarket car park in Thalangama, Akuregoda, this evening (February 13).

Sri Lanka plans to provide High-Speed Broadband connectivity to every person in the country by 2029, with 100 new telecommunication towers to be installed this year as part of a nationwide expansion.

Five suspects, including former minister Johnston Fernando and his two sons, have been ordered to be further remanded until February 20, 2026.

Veteran politician and former Minister Tissa Vitarana has passed away at the age of 91.

A senior Finance Ministry officer was arrested on February 12, 2026 over an alleged illegal vehicle transfer approved in 2017 and later released on bail by the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.