Sri Lanka President calls for stronger price regulation mechanism

The Caucus on Climate Parliament of Sri Lanka has called for an Anticipatory Crisis Governance system to strengthen the country’s preparedness for climate change, including risks linked to El Niño conditions.

The Presidential Task Force on “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” has reviewed delays in post-disaster reconstruction, with more than Rs. 25 billion already provided for over 55,000 damaged houses.

A series of income-generating development projects worth Rs. 2.5 billion will be launched across Sri Lanka from today (August 14) under the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government.

A discussion between Government officials and representatives of the Catholic Church was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo yesterday (August 13), focusing on issues affecting Government-managed Catholic schools, religious education and the continuing impact of the X-Press Pearl disaster.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, during a discussion with the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) on August 12, 2026, explained the government’s position on the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution concerning judges’ retirement ages and outlined wider plans to strengthen the judicial system.

Nine Indian fishermen from Rameswaram were arrested and their trawler seized by the Sri Lanka Navy for allegedly crossing into Sri Lankan waters and engaging in bottom trawling off Talaimannar.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) will begin calling for proposals this month to select a suitable investor to extract and use natural gas resources in the Mannar Basin.

An 18-year-old Sri Lankan student has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a 21-year-old Sri Lankan man was fatally stabbed in Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.

Eric Meyer has been officially sworn in as the next United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka at a ceremony held at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) this afternoon (August 12) to discuss the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution concerning the proposed extension of the retirement age of judges.

The mother of organized crime figure Nedungoda Nirmala Prasanna, alias “Backhoe Saman,” was shot dead in Middeniya this afternoon (August 12).

More than 39,000 people in Sri Lanka have been affected by water shortages caused by the prevailing dry weather, according to the National Disaster Relief Services Centre.

Yoshitha Rajapaksa arrived at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (August 12).

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to resume all road development projects suspended in 2022 due to the economic crisis and prioritise urgent public needs when implementing rural road projects.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly opposed the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, warning that it threatens judicial independence and can only be enacted with public approval at a referendum.