The General Manager of the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) has been sent on compulsory leave with pay following the preliminary disclosure of several alleged serious acts of misconduct.

A total of 6,914 dengue cases have been reported during August so far, pushing the total number of cases reported this year to 92,254, according to the latest data from the National Dengue Control Unit.

Sri Lanka will be able to manage the inflationary pressures if global oil prices remain at around US$80 a barrel through the end of this year, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Nandalal Weerasinghe has said.

Four managers of four private commercial banks arrested over an alleged USD 1 billion transfer by a Colombo Fort-based money changer without the import of any goods have been remanded until August 20 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The government of Japan has provided a JPY 282 million (approximately Rs. 591 million) grant to Sri Lanka for the Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS) programme.

The 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill has been included in the Parliament Order Paper, ahead of its scheduled presentation to Parliament tomorrow (18).

The government is moving ahead with plans to commence operations at the Neville Fernando Hospital, with funding requirements and the hospital’s future development among key issues discussed during a 2027 pre-budget meeting on the Ministry of Defence today (17).

The prevailing El Niño conditions could have an impact on electricity generation in Sri Lanka in late March and during the first two weeks of April next year, Minister of Energy Anura Karunathilaka said.

The first Kumbal Perahera of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera will take to the streets tomorrow night (18), with the Sri Lanka Police implementing a special security and traffic management plan for the event.

Four police officers arrested over an alleged Rs. 500,000 bribe taken from the owner of a cannabis plantation in Nikawewa, within the Thanamalwila Police Division, have been released on bail by the Wellawaya Magistrate’s Court.

The August Aswesuma welfare payment will be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts on August 19, the Welfare Benefits Board stated.

Sri Lanka could face a very strong El Niño event by the end of 2026, with global climate forecasts indicating a probability of more than 90%, according to the Department of Meteorology.

Income earned from the export of services is subject to a 15% tax from the 2025/2026 assessment year, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has confirmed.

Sri Lanka Police will implement a special traffic and security plan from tomorrow (18) in view of the annual Kandy Esala Perahera.

A case filed against former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra and several other female defendants over allegations of obstructing roads and interfering with police duties during an International Women’s Day event in 2022 has been scheduled to be called again on November 2.

Grama Niladhari officers have decided to end the trade union action launched over several demands, following discussions held today (17) with Minister of Public Administration Professor Chandana Abeyratne and the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration.

Search and rescue operations are continuing today (17) for the third consecutive day to locate the Sri Lanka Navy personnel who went missing following the Dvora vessel of the Navy was involved in an accident in the seas off the coast of Angulana.

Defendants in a case involving more than 23,000 charges, including allegations of conspiring in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, have commenced presenting their defense before a three-member Colombo High Court bench today (17).