The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested four officials, including former Ceylon Fisheries Corporation Chairman Lalith Daulagala, over alleged corruption linked to a controversial equipment purchase in 2020.

For the first time in its 167-year history, Sri Lanka Railways will open key operational positions to women, marking a major step toward gender equality in the public sector.

A businessman was hospitalized after being injured in a shooting this morning (November 4) near the Ambalangoda Municipal Council premises.

Charitha Ratwatte, a former Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and senior adviser to a former Prime Minister, was arrested today (November 4) by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government Professor A.H.M.H. Abayarathna says that due to various vacancies in the public service, necessary steps are being taken to recruit 60,000 people to the public service in Sri Lanka.

The Department for Registration of Persons announced that the one-day service operations of its North Western Provincial Office in Kurunegala commenced on November 3, 2025.

Sri Lanka’s digital payment system GovPay has achieved a major milestone, recording over Rs. 1 billion in transactions and connecting 200 government organizations to the platform.

Officials of Sri Lanka Customs informed the Committee on Ways and Means of Parliament that as of September 30, 2025, they had achieved 117% of the expected revenue target.

Sri Lanka has launched the Secured Transactions Registry (STR), a major reform aimed at improving credit access for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by allowing the use of movable assets as collateral.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested two former senior state officials on corruption charges today (November 3).

A 28-year-old Sri Lankan businessman was arrested early this morning by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for attempting to smuggle a stock of “Kush” narcotics valued at around Rs. 20 million.

The Supreme Court has ordered the dismissal of three petitions filed by family members of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella.

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See, will make an official visit to Sri Lanka from November 3 to 8, 2025.

A team of officers from the Kilinochchi Police Special Task Force (STF) carried out a raid against illegal liquor in the Sudalakulam area, which falls under the Ramanathapuram Police Division, yesterday (November 2).

The Sri Lanka Police say that firearms will be provided to opposition Members of Parliament who have requested them for security purposes only after reviewing their criminal analysis reports.

The Sri Lanka Navy has seized a multi-day fishing vessel suspected of transporting narcotics in the deep seas off the western coast of Sri Lanka.