Ten police personnel attached to the Angulana Police Station have been commended by Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, for their role in rescuing 11 naval personnel following an incident involving the Navy’s Fast Attack Craft P 4447 off the coast of Angulana.

The fourth Kumbal Perahera of the 2026 Kandy Esala Perahera at the historic Sri Dalada Maligawa has commenced its procession through the streets.

Two more petitions challenging the constitutionality of the 22nd Amendment Bill have reportedly been filed before the Supreme Court today (21).

A Sri Lankan man on a transit flight from Singapore to Toronto, Canada, was caught using a fraudulent Canadian passport while transiting through Taiwan's Taoyuan International Airport.

The facility to obtain railway season tickets online, currently available only to public sector employees, will be extended to private sector employees from September as a pilot phase, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake said.

More than 2,500 people have now died in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ebola outbreak, which is spreading exponentially in an area larger than France, senior United Nations Ebola coordinator Julien Harneis said on Friday.

A meeting of the Special Cabinet Sub-Committee and Officials’ Committee appointed to address the impacts of the El Niño climate phenomenon was held this morning (21) at the Presidential Secretariat, under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) in charge of the Traffic Control and Road Safety Range W.P.J. Senadheera says that since the beginning of the year, a total of 1,654 fatal road accidents have been reported as of yesterday (20), claiming the lives of 1,749 persons.

Police have received reports of vehicles and motorcycles being stolen after motorists and motorcyclists negligently leave their vehicles unattended, Police Media Spokesman Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler said.

The late veteran Buddhist monk, award-winning lyricist and author, Ven. Rambukana Siddhartha Thero, was laid to rest at Dehiwala Sri Saranankara Grounds this evening (21).

A high-level discussion was held under the chairmanship of the Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya to strategically plan the digitalization of special education and expand assistive technology for learners with disabilities.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Eastern Province and Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Monaragala and Polonnaruwa districts.

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has stated that a total of 8,043 dengue cases have been reported across Sri Lanka during the first 20 days of August.

Sri Lanka’s overall inflation rate, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, increased to 7.2% in July 2026, up from 6.5% recorded in June 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

MP Namal Rajapaksa left the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID), a short while ago, after providing a statement to investigators, said Ada Derana reporter.

Britain’s Met Office national weather forecaster on Friday said the developing El Niño weather pattern ​was likely to be the strongest ‌in living memory.

Compensation payments of Rs. 2 million each were handed over today (21) to the families of prison officers who lost their lives during the recent deadly outbreak of violence at the Negombo Prison.

Sri Lanka Police has announced a temporary procedure for submitting applications for Police Clearance Certificates following a disruption to the computerized system used by the Police Clearance Division.