Sri Lanka’s trade deficit widens to US$5.5 Billion

An 82-year-old woman was found dead after a mound of earth collapsed onto a house in Morahenagama, while three other people remain missing.

The Court of Appeal will rule on September 22, 2026, whether to proceed with former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s petition seeking protection from arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act over the Easter Sunday attacks investigation.

The Attorney General will appeal the Colombo High Court ruling that terrorism charges cannot be maintained against “Harak Kata” and four others accused of plotting to escape from CID custody.

The Bribery Commission has filed eight charges in the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda over an alleged corruption case that caused a financial loss to the Sri Lankan government.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Level 2 landslide warnings for several areas in the Kandy, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya districts.

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), inspected key infrastructure projects at the Trincomalee Naval Dockyard on July 30, 2026.

An immediate investigation will be launched into the unrest at Mahara Prison, which left one inmate dead, six others injured and caused extensive damage to several key buildings.

Sri Lanka Police have imposed a curfew in the Ragama Police Division until further notice as authorities move to control renewed unrest at Mahara Prison, where one inmate has died and at least six others have been injured.

Unrest has reportedly broken out inside Mahara Prison in Sri Lanka, prompting the deployment of special police teams to investigate the situation.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to prepare a plan to transform Sri Lanka’s regional administrative units into development-oriented bodies that can drive social and economic progress at the local level.

Sri Lanka has reviewed a strategic roadmap aimed at increasing digital export revenue to US$5 billion by 2030 and strengthening the country’s position in the global digital economy.

Sri Lanka’s former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando was sentenced to death today (July 31) after a majority of a three-judge Colombo High Court bench found him guilty of failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks despite receiving prior intelligence.

Sri Lanka’s former Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara was sentenced to death today (July 31) over his failure to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks despite receiving prior intelligence.

Lieutenant General Nilantha Premaratne has been appointed as the 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.