Category: Local News

Sri Lanka and China strengthened their Strategic Cooperative Partnership today (January 12) as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath held productive talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who assured fullest support for Sri Lanka’s post-cyclone recovery and future development.

Four people died and others were injured this evening (January 12), after a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a car in the Murasumoddai area on the Paranthan–Mullaitivu road within the Kilinochchi Police Division.

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, along with civil society representatives and his supporters, launched a continuous ‘Satyagraha’ protest in front of the Ministry of Education at Isurupaya, Battaramulla this morning (January 12).

Three people died this morning (January 12) in a collision between a car and a van on the Puttalam–Colombo main road in the Navadankulama area of Mundalama.

A 65 year old British national who went swimming at Mirissa Beach on January 11, 2026, was rescued after being caught in a strong current and swept out to sea by Sri Lanka Police lifeguards attached to the Kotawila Police Station.

Sri Lanka Police arrested three suspects linked to a series of three wheeler thefts after an investigation into a stolen three wheeler reported to the Mirihana Police Station, recovering 11 stolen vehicles from several areas on January 10 and 11, 2026.

The Department of Motor Traffic says that providing the Taxpayer Identification Number, known as the TIN number, has now been made mandatory when transferring ownership of vehicles in Sri Lanka, with the law coming into effect from January 5, 2026.

The official website of Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Public Security was hacked several times by an external party, with irregular changes also found in the state emblem, prompting a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigation and an internal inquiry.

The Sri Lanka Postal Department exceeded its 2025 revenue targets set by the Treasury by earning Rs. 13,100 million, according to Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara.

The Consumer Affairs Authority of Sri Lanka received 10,616 telephone calls in 2025, including 5,026 complaints that required raids and investigations, with most cases already acted upon and the remaining probes to be completed by the end of January 2026.

Sri Lanka recorded the highest migrant worker remittances in its 40 year foreign employment history in 2025, with inflows reaching US dollars 8.07 billion, a 22.8 percent increase compared to 2024, according to the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the Government will provide every possible form of assistance to help communities affected by the disaster rebuild their lives, even though the lives lost can never be replaced.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said the government is committed to building an education system that does not burden parents or cause stress for children, while preparing students to compete globally and helping rural children escape long standing poverty.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said that 2026 will mark the highest number of houses ever built with state support in the country’s history, with around 50,000 to 55,000 homes set to be constructed nationwide.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando and five suspects, including his two sons, have been ordered to be further remanded until January 23, 2026.

Former Minister Douglas Devananda, who had been arrested and remanded in custody, has been released on bail.