Category: Local News

A review of projects implemented under the 2025 budgetary allocations for the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, along with a pre-budget discussion for 2026, was held yesterday (August 19) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara appeared before the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) this morning (August 20).

Former Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has been summoned to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) next Friday (August 22).

A review meeting on projects implemented under the 2025 budget allocations for the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, along with preliminary discussions on the 2026 budget proposals, was held this morning at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who was arrested and remanded until today (August 19), has been further remanded until August 26, 2025.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has rejected a petition filed by former Minister Rajitha Senaratne, seeking a temporary suspension of the warrant issued for his arrest in connection with an investigation by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The Cabinet of Ministers in Sri Lanka has approved a new proposal to implement the fertilizer subsidy program through a digital system.

Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa announced today (August 19) that the government will not agree to the two key demands of striking postal workers: the removal of fingerprint machines and the increase of overtime allowances.

Peliyagoda Police have launched investigations after a shooting incident reported this morning (August 19) on Gnanarathana Mawatha in the Peliyagoda Police Division.

Nine out of 35 buses imported to Sri Lanka in 2014 for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) were restored and put back into operation yesterday (August 18) at the Katubedda Depot, following repairs costing Rs. 375 lakh.

Former Executive Director of the National Lotteries Board (NLB), Thusitha Halloluwa, who had been evading court, was taken into custody this morning (August 19).

Sri Lanka has welcomed more than 1.5 million tourists so far this year, Minister of Tourism Vijitha Herath announced today (August 18).

The Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation announced that the operational profit of Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) has increased by 78 percent in the first six months of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024.

The Ministry of Education in Sri Lanka has planned to complete the teacher training program before the end of the third school term, with the aim of successfully implementing education reforms.

All postal workers in Sri Lanka have launched a strike from midnight yesterday (August 17).

Sri Lanka Customs has recorded the highest revenue in its history, amounting to Rs. 235 billion last month, according to Director General of Customs Sunil Nonis.