Sri Lanka President calls for strong coordination ahead of AML/CFT evaluation

Sri Lanka has launched a new commission to resolve public sector salary and pension issues, with trade unions, organisations and the public given two months to submit proposals.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the draft Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill to strengthen judicial independence and speed up the disposal of the backlog of court cases.

Sri Lanka Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has endorsed three laws aimed at strengthening action against money laundering, terrorist financing and financial crimes.

Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara says authorities have received information that unrest similar to the Mahara Prison incident could occur at two or three other prisons.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to constitutional reform, abolishing the Executive Presidency and holding Provincial Council elections.

Five people have died and two remain missing as the ongoing disaster situation affects five districts in Sri Lanka, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

An 83-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.

Sri Lanka’s merchandise trade deficit widened to US$5.49 billion in the first half of 2026 as goods imports grew much faster than goods exports.

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.