Sri Lanka President pledges better life and full rights for Malaiyagam community

Construction work on the Rs. 33.02 billion third phase of Sethsiripaya in Battaramulla resumed today (August 28) after the major government office complex remained unfinished for several years.

New machinery and operational vehicles worth Rs. 110 million have been added to Lanka Phosphate Company in Eppawala to strengthen its operations.

Sri Lanka will provide US$ 1 million to Nepal to support humanitarian and relief efforts following the devastating floods and landslides that caused loss of life, displacement and widespread destruction.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has challenged the proposed Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution before the Supreme Court, warning that the Bill raises serious concerns over judicial independence and the rights and interests of the people.

Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister Bimal Rathnayake says all 121 available Metro buses are expected to be deployed as the service is expanded across the suburbs of Colombo.

Sri Lanka Railways has issued a special circular banning employees from using social media during working hours and from publishing sensitive information related to railway operations.

Sri Lanka has launched a coordinated mechanism among state institutions to improve emergency response and inmate welfare at Jaffna Prison.

A joint team of Sri Lanka Army Engineers and the Indian Army Engineer Task Force (ETF) has completed the construction of a 100-foot Bailey Bridge at the Kaballawa Bridge site in Kurunegala.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the teachings and example of the Holy Prophet Muhammad offer important guidance for building a society based on justice, equality, compassion, coexistence and harmony.

Sri Lanka will expand free heart and thoracic surgery services at the Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Teaching Hospital under a new agreement aimed at reducing waiting times at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka (NHSL).

Alleged drug traffickers “Kehelbaddara Padme” and “Panadura Nilanga” were ordered to be remanded until September 3, 2026 after being produced before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (August 25).

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay has been ordered to be detained and questioned for a further 90 days in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

A new website featuring bus and train timetables and an AI-based Passenger Assistant called “MAKU” was launched today (August 25, 2026) to provide easier access to information on Sri Lanka’s multimodal transport centres.