Category: Local News

A 68 year old Hungarian tourist died after a wild elephant attack on the Sigiriya Pidurangala Road on the evening of February 16, 2026, police said.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will leave for India today (February 17) to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026 at the invitation of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Western Province (South) Crime Division of Sri Lanka Police says that two brothers from the same family were arrested among three persons suspected of supplying two firearms to the gunmen who shot and killed a lawyer and his wife in the Akuregoda area in Thalangama.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva arrived in Sri Lanka today (February 16) for a three-day visit to assess Cyclone Ditwah’s impact and discuss recovery support with the government.

Sri Lanka Police say four individuals have been arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the Akuregoda double murder.

Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is arriving in Sri Lanka today (February 16) for a three-day visit focused on recovery and future support.

Officers of the Sri Lanka Police recovered live ammunition and SIM cards during a raid in the Gaala Junction area of the Wattala Police Division on February 13, 2026, leading to the arrest of a former army soldier two days later.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has decided to withdraw from all court proceedings across the country tomorrow (February 16) as a mark of protest following the fatal shooting of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda.

Four suspects have been identified in the murder of lawyer Buddika Mallawa Arachchi and his wife, W. A. Nisansala, in the Akuregoda area under the Thalangama Police Division, Sri Lanka Police confirmed.

The 9th Annual Academic Sessions of the Sri Lanka College of Military Medicine began on February 13, 2026 at the Waters Edge Hotel, highlighting the institution’s strong role in improving military medical readiness through training, research, and professional development.

A 34 year old man was arrested in Ragama with 271 kilograms and 835 grams of Kerala cannabis during a police raid on the night of February 14, 2026.

A car suspected to be the vehicle used by the gunmen who carried out the Akuregoda shooting was discovered burning in the Baddegama area of Galle.

Two shooting incidents in Sri Lanka today (February 14) left two people dead and several others injured, with police launching multiple investigations to find the suspects.

Sri Lanka’s digital services for citizens abroad have reached a major milestone with the successful rollout of the e-BMD system in 62 foreign missions, enabling faster access to birth, marriage, and death certificates, according to the President’s Media Division.

Dash camera footage from vehicles that travelled through Homagama, Kottawa, Makumbura, and Athurugiriya on the evening of February 13, 2026, may have captured the suspect vehicle bearing registration number EP KI 7738, which is linked to the killing of a lawyer and his wife, according to the Sri Lanka Police.

Sri Lanka Police have launched an investigation into the murder of a couple who were shot by two unidentified men who arrived in a car while the victims were inside a vehicle parked at a supermarket car park in the Akuregoda area of the Thalangama Police Division on the evening of February 13, 2026.