Category: Local News

Two unidentified persons who arrived on a motorcycle set fire to a bus at the Kaduwela Main Bus Stand early this morning (August 5), while its driver and conductor were sleeping inside.

New infrastructure developed for the Engineering Division of the Sri Lanka Transport Board’s Central Bus Stand in Pettah was officially opened on August 4, 2026 to improve bus maintenance and strengthen public transport services.

Two hand grenades were thrown at a house on Sri Gnanendra Road in Ratmalana, with one exploding but causing no injuries.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has called for strong coordination among public and private institutions to successfully complete the country’s third international evaluation on preventing money laundering and terrorist financing.

Sri Lanka has launched a new commission to resolve public sector salary and pension issues, with trade unions, organisations and the public given two months to submit proposals.

Sri Lanka’s Cabinet has approved the gazetting of the draft Twenty-Second Amendment to the Constitution and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill to strengthen judicial independence and speed up the disposal of the backlog of court cases.

Sri Lanka Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has endorsed three laws aimed at strengthening action against money laundering, terrorist financing and financial crimes.

Sri Lanka’s Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakkara says authorities have received information that unrest similar to the Mahara Prison incident could occur at two or three other prisons.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has reaffirmed the Government’s commitment to constitutional reform, abolishing the Executive Presidency and holding Provincial Council elections.

Five people have died and two remain missing as the ongoing disaster situation affects five districts in Sri Lanka, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).

An 83-year-old woman was found dead after a mound of earth collapsed onto a house in Morahenagama, while three other people remain missing.

The Court of Appeal will rule on September 22, 2026, whether to proceed with former Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s petition seeking protection from arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act over the Easter Sunday attacks investigation.

The Attorney General will appeal the Colombo High Court ruling that terrorism charges cannot be maintained against “Harak Kata” and four others accused of plotting to escape from CID custody.

The Bribery Commission has filed eight charges in the Colombo High Court against Yoshitha Rajapaksa and former Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda over an alleged corruption case that caused a financial loss to the Sri Lankan government.

Sri Lanka’s merchandise trade deficit widened to US$5.49 billion in the first half of 2026 as goods imports grew much faster than goods exports.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Level 2 landslide warnings for several areas in the Kandy, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya districts.