Category: Local News

Sri Lanka has renewed its focus on Targeted Financial Sanctions (TFS) as part of efforts to strengthen national security and disrupt the financing of terrorism.

The Sri Lankan version of the internationally recognized “Walk for Peace,” the “Ehipassiko” Walk for Peace, began this morning (April 22) from Dambulla with state patronage and is scheduled to continue until April 28, 2026.

Deputy Defence Minister Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd) visited the Special Operations Centre at Navy Headquarters in Akuregoda yesterday (April 21) to review the Sri Lanka Navy’s anti-drug operations under the ‘Ratama Ekata’ national programme and the Government’s “Dignified Life – Secure Nation” initiative.

Sri Lanka today (April 21) launched a pilot low-floor bus service from the Makumbura Multimodal Center under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, adding 10 specially designed buses to improve transport access for persons with disabilities and other passengers with special needs.

Former MP Premalal Jayasekara, also known as “Choka Malli,” has been arrested by the Nuwara Eliya Police for allegedly threatening and intimidating people with a firearm during a dispute.

Seven Buddhist monks led by Vietnamese national Venerable Pannakara Thero arrived in Sri Lanka early this morning (April 21) to take part in the state-sponsored “Walk for Peace” programme, which will be held from today until April 28, 2026.

Seven years after the Easter Sunday terror attacks killed 269 people in Sri Lanka, religious services and memorial events are being held across the country today (April 21, 2026) to remember the victims.

Former Minister Piyasena Gamage, who was arrested this morning (April 20) by CIABOC over corruption allegations, was released on bail today by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (April 20) appointed Anura Karunathilaka as Sri Lanka’s new Minister of Energy, and he was sworn in before the President this afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Sri Lanka will launch its first wheelchair-accessible low-floor bus service from Makumbura tomorrow (April 21), with Rs. 430 million invested under the “Clean Sri Lanka” programme.

Former Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody is reportedly set to take a government backbench seat in Sri Lanka’s Parliament after resigning to allow an independent coal probe.

Indian Vice President Shri C.P. Radhakrishnan will inspect Indian-funded housing projects in Nuwara Eliya today (April 20) before concluding his two-day official visit to Sri Lanka.

Indian Vice-President Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan held bilateral talks with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning (April 19), during his two-day official visit to Sri Lanka.

Two employees of the Mullaitivu District General Hospital were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs. 30,000 bribe to release a cheque due for a hospital bed linen washing tender payment.

India’s Vice-President C. Padhakrishnan arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (April 19) for a two-day official visit that includes meetings with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya.

The National Transport Commission has moved to fine 80 buses for overcharging passengers during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year season, following inspections carried out between April 8 and April 18, 2026.