The International Monetary Fund (IMF) will commence discussion with Sri Lankan authorities on the seventh review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement later this year, IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka Evan Papageorgiou confirmed. MORE..

A 35-year-old man has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Anuradhapura Provincial High Court after being found guilty of possessing 3.074 grams of heroin. MORE..

The British government’s new defence investment plan (DIP) has been announced with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer promising to “make the British people safer” with an additional £15bn in funding allocated to defence.

The Colombo Magistrate's Court has ordered the release on bail of former National Lotteries Board (NLB) Chairperson Shyamila Perera, who was arrested over a corruption allegation.

Venezuela’s healthcare system is under significant strain, the World ​Health Organization said on Tuesday, with ‌some hospitals damaged and others missing staff after deadly twin earthquakes last week. MORE..

A total of five individuals have been arrested for allegedly obstructing police officers on duty and using criminal force against them during a Mihindu Perahera in Veyangoda, police said. MORE..

School transport service fares and three-wheeler hire charges will not be reduced despite yesterday’s reduction in fuel prices, relevant associations have announced.

The overall inflation rate, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis, increased to 6.8% in June 2026 from 5.5% in May 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

The former Chairperson of the National Lotteries Board (NLB), Shyamila Perera has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The Supreme Court has upheld the life imprisonment sentence imposed by the Anuradhapura High Court on a defendant found guilty in connection with the assassination of retired Army Major General Janaka Perera, his wife, and several others in a suicide bomb attack in Anuradhapura in 2008.

The 26th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Kanchana Banagoda has been promoted to the rank of Admiral.

A businessman has been arrested in Hokandara, Athurugiriya, with five high-powered modern motorcycles valued at over Rs. 10 million, which cannot be legally registered in Sri Lanka. MORE...

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has extended the deadline for public officials who were unable to complete their registration on the centralized electronic system due to technical issues to submit their assets and liabilities declarations.

Chairman of the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA), Gemunu Wijeratne, has alleged that the government has defrauded bus operators by reducing diesel prices yesterday (29) ahead of the annual bus fare revision scheduled to take effect from tomorrow (01). MORE..

Venezuelan authorities have raised the death toll to more than1,700 deaths from the twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 that struck the country’s coastal region last Wednesday, according to the latest official report released on Sunday.

According to the daily exchange rate notice issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) today (30), the buying rate of the US dollar was recorded at Rs. 331.66, while the selling rate was recorded at Rs. 341.30.

Three motorcyclists from a group that travelled on 15 motorcycles to view waterfalls on Poson Poya Day have been arrested by the Norton Bridge Police. MORE..

The spread of dengue in Sri Lanka continues to intensify amid the prevailing rainy weather conditions, according to the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU).