Colombo most costly city in Sri Lanka as poverty line reaches Rs. 18,044

The Land Valuation Indicator compiled for the Colombo District continued its upward trend, increasing by 10.6 percent in the second half of 2025 compared to the second half of 2024.

The Sri Lanka Navy yesterday (February 25) disclosed that Rs. 782 million owed for floating armoury services remains unpaid, as it resumes full control of maritime security operations and reports earnings of over USD 699,000 in foreign exchange.

Sri Lanka is in the final phase of enabling PayPal-supported inward remittances, according to Secretary to the Ministry of Digital Economy Waruna Sri Dhanapala, marking a major step toward allowing local businesses to officially receive foreign payments.

The Colombo High Court today (February 25) acquitted Daisy Forrest Wickremesinghe, known as “Daisy Achchi” and the aunt of Yoshitha Rajapaksa, from the money laundering case filed against her.

A former Social Services Officer attached to the Katana Divisional Secretariat was arrested yesterday (February 24), over a corruption case involving a disability education grant.

Sri Lanka’s export earnings rose by 13.71% year-on-year to US$ 1,532.6 million in January 2026, marking a strong start to the year, according to the Sri Lanka Export Development Board.

A special meeting was held yesterday (February 24) at the Ministry of Defence under the chairmanship of Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) to discuss land related issues affecting war heroes and their family members and to provide quick solutions.

Retired Major General Suresh Sallay, former head of the State Intelligence Service, has been arrested as a suspect in connection with the investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks.

A person suspected of being the second gunman in the Akuregoda double murder was arrested yesterday (February 24) in the Hulandawa area of Monaragala, police said.

Sri Lanka reaffirmed its strong commitment to global disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons at the high-level segment of the Conference on Disarmament held in Geneva on February 23, 2026.

Sri Lanka plans to introduce a standardized business registration system in March 2026 to replace the current complex and inconsistent process, the Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development said.

The Customs Trade Union Alliance has decided to launch trade union action based on several demands, including the promotion of customs officers, which has been delayed for six years.

Former Police Inspector Jagath Nishantha, who was wanted in connection with the 2023 shooting incident near the W15 Hotel in Weligama, has been arrested.

Following a recent Cabinet decision to transfer the management of the Dr. Neville Fernando Teaching Hospital (NFTH) in Malabe to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) conducted an inspection visit to the facility today (February 23).

Sri Lanka Navy’s newly acquired vessel P628 set sail today (February 23), from the Baltimore U.S. Coast Guard Yard in the United States, beginning a 14,775 nautical mile journey to Sri Lanka, the longest sea voyage ever undertaken by a Sri Lankan naval ship.