The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, together with the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Ministry of Defence, marked the conclusion of Exercise Pacific Angel 2025 at a closing ceremony in Katunayake this evening (September 13).

The circular granting permission for decorations and accessories to be installed on buses in Sri Lanka has been revoked, effective from September 09, 2025.

A special workshop aimed at promoting the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in Sri Lanka’s public service was held yesterday morning (September 12) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Sri Lanka Police have arrested three suspects linked to separate shooting murders in Borella, Boralesgamuwa, and Maradana, during operations carried out on September 12, 2025.

Former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella’s son, Ramith Rambukwella, has been indicted before the Colombo High Court by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Speaker of the Sri Lankan Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, said that the Polonnaruwa China–Sri Lanka Friendship National Nephrology Specialized Hospital is the most valuable gift Sri Lanka has received from the long-standing friendship between the two countries.

The Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court has ordered the release on bail of Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thero, who had been in remand custody.

Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody over a corruption allegation, has been further remanded until September 19, 2025, by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Julie Chung, together with a delegation of senior officials from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR), met with Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo yesterday (September 11).

China has agreed to provide free school uniform material for Sri Lankan students for the year 2026.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CEYPETCO) has earned a profit of 18 billion rupees during the first six months of this year (2025).

The Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Army camp in Palinagar, Mallavi, a Lieutenant Colonel, has been arrested by the Western Province North Crime Division for allegedly selling ammunition to an underworld figure.

The second reading of the 2026 Appropriation Bill, commonly known as the Budget Speech, will be delivered by Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as Minister of Finance on November 7, 2025.

The Civil Security Department (CSD) marked its 19th anniversary yesterday (September 10) at the Civil Defence Forces Memorial in Mihintale, under the patronage of Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former senior officials of the Urban Development Authority (UDA).

Former Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa vacated his official residence at Wijerama Road in Colombo at around 1:15 PM today (September 11).