The government has identified financial technology (fintech) and innovative entrepreneurship as key pillars in its drive to build a US$5 billion digital economy, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Engineer Eranga Weeraratne said.

A program to construct 237 new houses for families who lost their homes or were placed at high risk due to Cyclone Ditwah in the Badulla District is scheduled to commence tomorrow (7).

The Indian Central Government today told the Supreme Court that India maintained good diplomatic relations with Sri Lanka and had no intention of reopening the 1974 and 1976 agreements governing Katchatheevu and maritime fishing rights, even as the court heard petitions challenging the arrangements.

Individuals sentenced to more than three years’ imprisonment are required to be produced before court wearing the prison uniform issued by the Department of Prisons, the Prison Media Spokesperson Commissioner of Prisons Senaka Palletenna said.

Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today (06) endorsed the Promotion of Export Agriculture (Amendment) Bill, which has now been enacted as the Promotion of Export Agriculture (Amendment) Act, No. 24 of 2026.

The heads of two of the Middle East's biggest oil producers warned that the rest of the world will have to share the burden of paying for the Iran war and the need for infrastructure spending that it has created.

The decision to resume train services on the Upcountry railway line was made following a collective assessment by all relevant agencies involved in the restoration process, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired a special discussion at the Presidential Secretariat today (06) on Sri Lanka’s preparations for its third mutual evaluation on compliance with international standards on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT).

The Prevention of Organised Crimes Bill, aimed at strengthening measures to prevent, investigate and prosecute serious crimes linked to organised criminal groups, has been gazetted.

A significant number of HIV cases reported in Sri Lanka have been identified among people addicted to drugs, Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

An Assistant Superintendent of the Trincomalee Remand Prison has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged bribery incident involving the supply of dry rations to inmates.

Police in Delhi detained several opposition lawmakers as they tried to march demanding the chief election commissioner resign over a controversial voter roll revision.

The number of tourists who have arrived in Sri Lanka so far this year has surpassed 1.7 million, according to latest data released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

The Department of Meteorology has issued a warm weather advisory for tomorrow (07), warning of increased heat levels across several parts of the country.

The Sri Lankan government will make decisions regarding Iranian vessels currently located in waters close to the country based on the safety and security of the people, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.