A 48-year-old former Army soldier was arrested with a live hand grenade and ammunition during a police raid in Kongollewa yesterday (April 27).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to complete Sri Lanka’s national e-invoicing project within the planned timeframe.

Sri Lanka will build interim shelters for about 1,000 people displaced by Cyclone Ditwah in the worst affected districts.

MP Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna was arrested by Ilavalai Police today over allegations of threatening a woman with a firearm during a land dispute in Jaffna.

The Sri Lankan government has issued new interim guidelines to expand remote work in the public sector amid unrest in the Middle East and fuel supply concerns.

Sri Lanka Railways says the Sagarika train will return to service today (April 27) after its derailment at Wadduwa.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded statements from seven officials over the alleged theft of about USD 2.5 million from the Department of External Resources computer system.

The first phase of the Maradana Railway Station renovation project has been completed at a cost of Rs. 35 million.

A group of 22 young monks was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake for allegedly smuggling more than 110 kilograms of narcotics into Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha met Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé during his official visit to the United Nations in New York.

Sri Lanka has discussed its possible contribution to the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti during a meeting with the United States at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Sri Lanka’s first digital motor insurance card will be introduced from May 1, 2026, replacing physical plastic cards.

A labour officer attached to the District Labour Office in Haputale was sentenced to six years in prison over a Rs. 15,000 bribery case.

Sri Lanka Railways said train services on the coastal railway line were expected to return to normal after 6:25 PM today (April 24), following the derailment of the Sagarika train at Wadduwa.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded a statement from Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe, the wife of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando was released on bail today over allegations of misusing a Lanka Sathosa lorry.