Kavadi Dance removed from Devinuwara Perahera over security threats

Two suspects were arrested in Ranala on the night of July 25, 2026, while allegedly fleeing on a motorcycle after a fatal shooting in Bellanwila.

Sri Lanka’s President’s Media Division (PMD) has rejected as false and misleading reports that 3,089 outsiders were accommodated at Presidential Residences across the country in 2025.

Former Sri Lanka Cricket President and prominent businessman Upali Dharmadasa has passed away at the age of 72.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to prepare a programme to provide underutilised land and project support services to Sri Lankan migrant workers returning after completing their overseas employment.

Nine people were arrested after allegedly assaulting wildlife and Police Special Task Force officers during a raid on illegal forest clearing in Akkarayankulam on July 24, 2026.

The no-confidence motion against Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara was defeated in Parliament today (July 24) by a majority of 116 votes.

Former Southern Province Chief Secretary Rannulu Chandrasiri de Zoysa was arrested today (July 24) over alleged corruption in a Rs. 16.5 million chair procurement project.

A Sub-Inspector attached to the Wattala Police Station has been arrested for allegedly threatening a suspect in a theft case and forcibly obtaining Rs. 80,000 from him.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for sport to become an integral part of people’s daily lives and the country’s culture.

An additional 10% U.S. tariff on most goods imported from Sri Lanka takes effect today (July 24) as part of a wider action covering 60 major trading partners over forced-labour import controls.

The Court of Appeal today (July 23) postponed until August 3, 2026, the further consideration of a writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Anuda Janadith Samarakoon Bandara, a son of former State Minister Shantha Bandara, and four other suspects were remanded until July 27, 2026, over the alleged robbery of Rs. 20 million from a Chinese national.

Sri Lanka Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya told Parliament yesterday (July 22) that no minister in the current Cabinet is living in an official residence or bungalow, rejecting claims circulated on social media.

Sri Lanka’s passport has risen to 94th place in the 2026 Henley Passport Index, moving up two positions from its ranking in the previous two years.

Sri Lanka Police have introduced several telephone numbers for the public to report social media scams in which fraudsters use photographs of police officers and falsely pose as police personnel.