President marks Milad-un-Nabi with message of justice and harmony

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 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.

Sri Lanka Police seized more than 290 kilograms of cannabis and 870 litres of illicit liquor during separate raids carried out in Mahabage, Hambegamuwa and Bandaragama on August 24, 2026.

Organized crime figure and drug trafficker Lalith Kannangara, also known as “Bus Lalith,” has been taken to the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) after being brought back to Sri Lanka from Dubai today (August 25).

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says water supply from the Kelani River has resumed after an emergency water quality issue was resolved with the assistance of the three armed forces.

The Colombo Special Trial-at-Bar today (August 24) fixed September 22, 2026 to deliver its verdict in the case against 24 defendants, including Naufer Maulavi, over the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

Sri Lanka Parliament’s Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection has discussed measures to reduce prison overcrowding, with particular attention to delays in drug-related cases and the large number of suspects being held in remand custody.

A discussion on developing Colombo Fort as a tourism zone with World Bank loan assistance and promoting Sri Lanka’s tourism industry was held today (August 24) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Badulla District MP Chaminda Wijesiri, who was sentenced to one and a half years in prison for assaulting police officers and threatening them with death, was released on bail today (August 24) pending an appeal.

The body of an anaesthesiology specialist from Badulla Teaching Hospital who was reported missing has been found in a wooded area near Mapakadawewa in Mahiyanganaya.

Sri Lanka’s El Niño conditions have affected 81,865 people from 25,628 families across seven districts, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).