The Colombo Magistrate's Court today (24) granted the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) permission to detain and interrogate two Chinese nationals for 48 hours over the abduction and murder of another Chinese national near the Colombo Port City.

Facilitated by the Embassy of Sri Lanka in the Russian Federation, a high-level business delegation from the National Association of Builders (NOSTROY) of the Russian Federation has undertaken a visit to Sri Lanka from 22-25 July 2026.

A total of 21 shooting incidents have been reported across the country so far this year, leaving 14 people dead and 12 others injured, according to the Police Media Division.

Islamist militants rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into ​a Pakistani security checkpoint, killing 15 people, including ‌12 soldiers, in northwest Pakistan, the military said on Friday, adding that 12 militants had been killed in retaliation.

The Ministry of Environment has decided to designate eight mangrove ecosystems in the Puttalam District as new protected reserves this year.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed M. K. Saman Sri Ratnayake as the new Chairman and a member of the Delimitation Commission, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

Four suspects, including two women, have been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the fatal shooting that occurred in the Palliyawatta area of Kadirana, Wattala.

The motion of no confidence submitted by the Opposition against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara has been defeated in Parliament today (24).

A large consignment of heroin along with other narcotics, for which court proceedings have been completed, is scheduled to be destroyed tomorrow (25).

The Department of Examinations has announced that the 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level (A/L) Examination will be held from August 10 to September 5 at 2,532 examination centers across the island.

Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara, has stated that Sri Lanka’s prisons are currently overcrowded, holding nearly four times the number of inmates they were designed to accommodate.

The Lalith Athulathmudali Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Trust Fund has announced that the final selection list of recipients for the 2024/2025 Mahapola Scholarship has been forwarded to the respective universities...

Bangladesh President Mohammed Shahabuddin, a former ally of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has ​resigned citing serious health issues, his office said ‌on Friday.

Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, held separate bilateral meetings with the foreign ministers of the Netherlands, Canada and Singapore on the sidelines of the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) in Manila, the Philippines.

The government has initiated the first comprehensive review of the Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) and Employees' Trust Fund (ETF) since their establishment decades ago, Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe said.

Sri Lanka Police are continuing investigations into the shooting incident that occurred during a kid’s birthday party held at a function hall in the Palliyawatta area of Wattala last night (24).

A former Chief Secretary of the Southern Province has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over procurement-related corruption allegations.

The Colombo High Court today (24) ordered that the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, be taken up for further hearing on August 20.