Applications have been called for the 11th intake (2026/2027) of the interest-free student loan scheme implemented by the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education.

The government plans to replace all existing National Identity Cards (NICs) with digital identity cards within the next few years, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eranga Weerarathna has said.

A special ministerial sub-committee and an officials’ committee appointed to address the potential impacts of the El Niño climate phenomenon have held their third meeting to review preparedness and response measures, the President’s Media Division said in a statement.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the publication of the proposed ‘Protecting the State from Terrorism Bill’ in the Government Gazette and presented it in Parliament for approval.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan ordered on Tuesday that former Prime Minister Imran Khan ​be moved to hospital from jail, his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party ‌said, meeting a longstanding demand of his party and family, who had raised concerns about his health.

A petition has been filed before the Supreme Court seeking a determination that the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers, is inconsistent with the Constitution.

The main suspect in the murder of an app-based ride-hailing motorcycle rider in the Galagahena area of Pitipana, Homagama, has been further remanded until August 24.

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (18).

Former Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam and an employee of his fuel station, who were remanded over allegations of corruption, have been ordered to be released on bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The 22nd Constitutional Amendment Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill were presented to Parliament today (18) by Minister of Justice and National Integration Harshana Nanayakkara.

Former Chairman of the Ceylon Fisheries Corporation (2010–2012), Maheel Senaratne, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias 'Pillayan', has been further remanded until September 01 in connection with ongoing investigations into five murders that took place in several areas of the Eastern Province in 2008.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds and rough seas in the sea areas extending from Kankesanturai to Kalpitiya via Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

Search and rescue operations are continuing today (18) for the fourth consecutive day to locate the Sri Lanka Navy officer who went missing after a Navy Dvora vessel was involved in an accident in the seas off the coast of Angulana.

Iran will shift to a "fully offensive" military ​posture because efforts to negotiate a permanent end to the war with the U.S. have stalled, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday, as Washington ruled out extending ‌a temporary ceasefire agreement.

Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella has arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) to record a statement in connection with an ongoing investigation.

Two people were killed in a shooting at a Catholic junior high school in the southern Philippines on Tuesday (Aug 18) and the situation was now under control, officials said, in the second such incident in the country in nearly two months.

Kankanamage Dimuthu Chathuranga Perera, alias “Summitpura Chathu,” who was arrested in Oman and brought to Sri Lanka early this morning (18), was taken to the Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) for further investigation.