Sagarika derailment near Wadduwa disrupts coastal line

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded a statement from Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe, the wife of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando was released on bail today over allegations of misusing a Lanka Sathosa lorry.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Motor Traffic has been permitted to charge Rs. 1 million for each paid special vehicle number reserved up to 100,000 numbers ahead.

A high-level Sri Lankan delegation has held talks with senior United Nations officials in New York on the proposed deployment of Sri Lankan troops to Haiti under the Gang Suppression Force.

Sri Lanka’s Finance Ministry says efforts are underway to recover as much as possible of the USD 2.5 million lost after cyber criminals breached one of its computer systems.

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) traded weaker against the US Dollar (USD) today (April 23), according to the latest exchange rates released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held a telephone conversation with the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Seyed Abbas Araghchi.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development says cyber hackers gained unauthorized access to the computer system of its External Resources Department.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Isuru Neththikumara today (April 22) ordered that the detention order against former State Intelligence Service (SIS) chief and retired Major General Suresh Sallay remain in effect over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks investigation.

Retired former Chief Legal Officer of the Ministry of Health, Ahmed Riyasa Ahmed, was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on April 21, 2026 over allegations that she solicited and accepted a bribe linked to lease agreements for the “Medi House” building.

Sri Lanka has renewed its focus on Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS) as part of efforts to strengthen national security and disrupt the financing of terrorism.

The Sri Lankan version of the internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” the “Ehi Passiko” Walk for Peace, began this morning (April 22) from Dambulla with state patronage and is scheduled to continue until April 28, 2026.

Deputy Defence Minister Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) visited the Special Operations Centre at Navy Headquarters in Akuregoda yesterday (April 21) to review the Sri Lanka Navy’s anti-drug operations under the ‘Ratama Ekata’ national programme and the Government’s “Dignified Life – Secure Nation” initiative.

Sri Lanka today (April 21) launched a pilot low-floor bus service from the Makumbura Multimodal Center under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, adding 10 specially designed buses to improve transport access for persons with disabilities and other passengers with special needs.

Former MP Premalal Jayasekara, also known as “Choka Malli,” has been arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police for allegedly threatening and intimidating people with a firearm during a dispute.