Équité today (January 28) launched new media guidelines at the Taj Samudra Hotel to promote ethical reporting and prevent discrimination against Sri Lanka’s LGBTIQ+ community.

Saman Ekanayake, the former secretary to Sri Lanka’s former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, was remanded until February 11, 2026, by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.

A meeting between representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), who arrived in Sri Lanka to assess the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah, and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was held this morning (January 28) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Lieutenant Koyan Chamitha, the first Sri Lankan Navy officer to complete elite U.S. Navy SEAL training, has died unexpectedly at the age of 28.

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Sri Lanka has issued a new circular to provide relief to micro, small, and self-employed businesses affected by the emergency situation caused by Cyclone Ditwah.

The Sri Lankan government is moving toward stronger online regulation after videos involving a leading Colombo school spread on social media, raising serious concerns about privacy and identity protection.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Education has officially started reorganizing schools, with 170 selected schools set for full development and some schools to be merged.

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced that all religious sites damaged by Cyclone Ditwah will be rebuilt, with their historical and cultural significance fully preserved.

A Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the release of 323 containers from the Port of Colombo without mandatory inspection will meet every Wednesday at 2:00 PM.

Six police officers attached to the Gampaha Police Divisional Crime Detective Bureau have been interdicted after being arrested and remanded for allegedly assaulting a Catholic priest in Gampaha.

A total of 84 individuals were arrested in Sri Lanka in 2025 for accepting bribes following island wide raids and investigations carried out by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Shiranthi Rajapaksa has informed police that she will not appear before the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today (January 27) due to personal reasons.

Training for newly appointed train drivers in Sri Lanka begins today (January 26) using new facilities worth EUR 1.1 million at the Sri Lanka German Railway Technical Training Centre in Ratmalana.

The National Transport Medical Institute (NTMI) has launched a programme using mobile laboratories to identify three-wheeler and heavy vehicle drivers operating under the influence of drugs.

Sri Lanka surpassed $1 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in 2025, reaching $1.057 billion, marking a major turnaround in investor confidence and economic recovery, the Board of Investment (BOI) announced last week.

A suspect was arrested with over 3 kilograms of Crystal Methamphetamine (ICE), valued at more than Rs. 30 million during a Police Special Task Force (STF) operation in Bambalapitiya.