Category: Local News

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake reviewed the final draft of the 2026 Budget proposals last night (November 5) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The second Budget (Appropriation Bill) of the National People’s Power (NPP) government for the year 2026 is scheduled to be presented to the Parliament of Sri Lanka tomorrow (November 7).

A 43-year-old Russian national was rescued from drowning while swimming at the Wadiyamankada beach in the Kalutara North Police Division on the evening of November 5, 2025.

Four youths who went to bathe in the Deduru Oya this evening (November 5) have been reported missing after being swept away by a strong current.

Dr. Saman Weerasinghe has received one of Russia’s highest civilian honours, the Order of Friendship (Orden Druzhby), from Russian President Vladimir Putin during the celebration of Russia’s National Unity Day yesterday (November 4).

Sri Lanka’s Inland Revenue Department has announced that all individuals registered for income tax must submit their income tax returns for the 2024/2025 assessment year online by November 30, 2025.

Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Dr. Susil Ranasinghe has revealed that around 900,000 families in Sri Lanka are currently without proper housing.

The Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saeed bin Mubarak Al Hajeri, met with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, yesterday (November 4) in Colombo.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations of the Holy See, paid a courtesy call on Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning (November 4) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested four officials, including former Ceylon Fisheries Corporation Chairman Lalith Daulagala, over alleged corruption linked to a controversial equipment purchase in 2020.

For the first time in its 167-year history, Sri Lanka Railways will open key operational positions to women, marking a major step toward gender equality in the public sector.

A businessman was hospitalized after being injured in a shooting this morning (November 4) near the Ambalangoda Municipal Council premises.

Charitha Ratwatte, a former Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and senior adviser to a former Prime Minister, was arrested today (November 4) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Professor A.H.M.H. Abayarathna says that due to various vacancies in the public service, necessary steps are being taken to recruit 60,000 people to the public service in Sri Lanka.

The Department for Registration of Persons announced that the one-day service operations of its North Western Provincial Office in Kurunegala commenced on November 3, 2025.

Sri Lanka’s digital payment system GovPay has achieved a major milestone, recording over Rs. 1 billion in transactions and connecting 200 government organizations to the platform.