Based on intelligence information received from the Sri Lanka Coast Guard, the Sri Lanka Navy seized a local multi-day fishing trawler on suspicion of smuggling drugs during a special operation carried out about 356 nautical miles (700 km) off Dondra Head in southern waters.

The World Bank has updated its economic outlook for Sri Lanka, forecasting a modest expansion of 2.2% in 2024.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced that Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s External Affairs Minister, will arrive in Sri Lanka for an official visit on June 20, 2024.

The draft constitution prepared by the Judge Chitrasiri Committee for the Sri Lanka Cricket Board was presented to Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Presidential Secretariat today (June 15).

Sri Lanka’s Forest Conservation Department announced that drone operations will commence today (June 14), to detect forest destruction.

The U.S. Ambassador in Colombo, Julie Chung, says that the United States welcomes the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) approval of Sri Lanka’s second review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced today (June 14) that Sri Lankan authorities have formulated an initial roadmap to relax restrictions on motor vehicle imports by 2025.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) states that sufficient progress has been made for Sri Lanka’s debt restructuring process to move forward.

The Sri Lanka Police have disclosed that the gunfire incident involving the vehicle of former Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) parliamentarian Uddika Premaratne was staged by Premaratne himself, with the help of an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in the area.

The Institute of National Security Studies (INSS) organized a closed-door Round Table Discussion (RTD) on “Sri Lanka’s Economic Security in 2024 – Evaluating the Outlook and Risks.”

SriLankan Airline CEO Richard Nuttall said that the government is on its way to privatize several state-owned enterprises as part of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) program and one of those is the flag carrier of the island nation.

On June 10, the Sri Lanka Foundation Institute hosted a significant seminar titled, “Is There Another Way? Debt Restructuring, IMF and the Future of Sri Lanka”

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced the completion of the second review under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) Arrangement, allowing Sri Lanka to draw SDR 254 million (about US$ 336 million).

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed a Committee of Inquiry to investigate the actions taken by the State Intelligence Service (SIS), the Chief of National Intelligence (CNI), and other relevant authorities regarding prior intelligence received about the Easter Sunday terror attacks on April 21, 2019.

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe emphasized that the upcoming presidential election isn’t about his personal victory or defeat but about the success or failure of the entire country.

Over thirty workers at a cosmetics manufacturing factory in Pinwatta, Panadura, have been rushed to hospitals today (June 12) after inhaling toxic fumes.