Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to appoint a Special Ministerial Sub-Committee and an Officers’ Committee to execute national-level actions in order to reduce the probable impact of the El Niño global climatic phenomenon.

More than 5,300 people are still trapped in online scam centres near Myanmar's Thai border, a human rights group said, over one year after thousands were freed during a multinational crackdown in the region.

Sri Lanka is committed to a systems-based approach to end violence against children, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya stated, emphasizing that child protection is not merely a sectoral concern but a national priority.

A warning has been issued regarding a sophisticated financial scam being circulated via WhatsApp, in which fraudsters impersonate the Department for Registration of Persons, the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT) has stated.

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to a proposal to launch a special program aimed at preventing illegal land grabbing, unauthorized land filling and unlawful coastal constructions in the Eastern Province.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today ordered an Inspector of Police (IP) attached to the Kalutara Special Crime Investigation Unit, who was arrested in connection with an alleged bribery incident, to be remanded in custody until July 3.

The government has decided not to proceed with the proposed reduction of the annual turnover threshold for Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Social Security Contribution Levy (SSCL), which was scheduled to come into effect from July 1.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed J. M. U. K. Jayasekera as the Chief Secretary of the Sabaragamuwa Province.

A special dengue eradication operation is set to be launched as part of the national program aimed at controlling the rapidly spreading dengue threat across the country.

Forty people have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas in France since the weekend, the prime minister said on Tuesday (Jun 23), as people tried to escape a heatwave sweeping across much of Europe.

Iran said on Tuesday (Jun 23) that inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog would not be given access to its nuclear sites that were bombed during the war with Israel and the United States last year.

The Commissioner General of Inland Revenue has issued a special notice outlining a wide range of changes to taxation, exemptions, withholding taxes, taxpayer registration requirements and the use of the TIN following the enactment of the Inland Revenue (Amendment) Act, No. 11 of 2026.

A shooting incident has been reported in the Wellawa area in Kurunegala.

The government has moved to remove the legal requirement for the use of indelible ink in elections conducted in Sri Lanka in future. The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal submitted by the President in this regard.

The Supreme Court today concluded the hearing of a petition filed seeking a declaration that former Minister A.H.M. Fowzie violated fundamental rights by using a vehicle provided by the Government of the Netherlands for disaster management activities in Sri Lanka for his personal use.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to publish a new circular introducing revised regulations and guidelines for the admission of children to Grade 1 in government schools, effective from 2027.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a 15-member Public Servants’ Salaries and Pensions Commission to examine long-standing salary and pension-related issues affecting public officers and pensioners, and to recommend reforms aimed at strengthening Sri Lanka’s public service.

The Democratic ​Republic of ‌Congo said late ​on ​Monday that confirmed ⁠Ebola ​cases in ​the country had reached ​1,048, ​including 267 deaths. MORE..