Sri Lanka became the fastest-growing overseas wedding destination for Indian couples in 2025, recording a 25% rise in popularity, according to the Destination Wedding Report 2026 by wedding planning platform WedMeGood.
A 23-year-old suspect was arrested with more than nine kilograms of “Ice” narcotics, three anti-personnel landmines and M16 ammunition during a Police Special Task Force raid in Dompe.
Two more prison officers injured in the Negombo Prison clashes have died, raising the number of officers killed to 10 and the overall death toll to 31.
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for a quality and accessible public transport system that reduces people’s travel costs and provides reliable services across the country.
Sri Lanka is considering new measures to prevent traders from posing as farmers and selling paddy fraudulently to the government at the guaranteed price.
A new Kidney Stone Removal Treatment Centre has opened in Mirigama as more than 5,000 patients across Sri Lanka remain on waiting lists for kidney stone removal surgery.
The email system used by Sri Lanka’s General Treasury had been outdated since 2019, it was revealed during a parliamentary inquiry into the theft of USD 2.5 million by cybercriminals.
The President’s Fund has awarded one-off scholarships of Rs. 100,000 each to 236 students with disabilities studying at Sri Lanka’s state universities, allocating a total of Rs. 23.6 million under a new programme.
The UN Human Rights Office has described the deadly violence at Negombo Prison and alleged reprisals against inmates at other prisons as deeply alarming, calling for independent and transparent investigations.
Sri Lanka received USD 695 million in workers’ remittances in June 2026, while tourism earnings for the month stood at USD 151.1 million, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).
A Turkish Airlines aircraft carrying 253 passengers and 10 crew members is preparing to make an emergency landing at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake after suffering a bird strike.
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (July 10) commissioned the Rs. 32 billion Thambuttegama Water Supply Project, which will provide safe drinking water to 91,810 people in Thambuttegama, Thalawa and Galnewa.
Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government plans to begin 22 drinking water supply projects next year at a cost of Rs. 20 billion.
The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) says its inspections have found no evidence that inmates transferred to other prisons following the clash at Negombo Prison were harmed or mistreated.
The Sri Lankan Government plans to allocate a separate contingency fund for every district under the forthcoming Budget, allowing urgent repairs to public infrastructure to be carried out without waiting for Central Government approval.
