Colombo inflation rises to 5.4% in April 2026

Italian Ambassador to Sri Lanka, with accreditation to the Maldives, Damiano Francovigh, met Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (April 29) to discuss defence and security cooperation.

Sri Lanka will expedite plans to establish a new authority to protect and restore the Central Highlands after serious damage caused by landslides triggered by recent Cyclone Dithwah.

Sri Lanka plans to begin the Colombo Suburban Railway Project early next year, with electric train services proposed on three key railway lines.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has imposed overseas travel bans on five Public Debt Management Office officials over the alleged diversion of nearly USD 2.5 million in Treasury funds.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the arrest of Buddhist monks at Katunayake Airport over a drug-related case shows that the drug menace has become a national disaster.

Deshabandu Sirisumana Godage, the founder of Godage Publishers, has passed away at the age of 90.

Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake attended the closing state ceremony of the seven-day “Ehipassiko” Peace Walk at Independence Square in Colombo today (April 28).

A former Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Motor Traffic was arrested today (April 28) over alleged corruption charges linked to number plates issued for an unregistered vehicle.

An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of USD 625,000 paid by Sri Lanka Post to US Post, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today (April 28).

Cabinet approval has been granted to provide electric vehicles and electric motorcycles to police officers in Sri Lanka.

Several protesters, including Sugeeshwara Bandara, were attacked with cow dung during a protest near Finance Ministry Secretary Harshana Suriyapperuma’s residence today (April 28).