Sri Lanka expands remote work for public sector

Sri Lanka will build interim shelters for about 1,000 people displaced by Cyclone Ditwah in the worst affected districts.

MP Dr. Ramanathan Archchuna was arrested by Ilavalai Police today over allegations of threatening a woman with a firearm during a land dispute in Jaffna.

Sri Lanka Railways says the Sagarika train will return to service today (April 27) after its derailment at Wadduwa.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded statements from seven officials over the alleged theft of about USD 2.5 million from the Department of External Resources computer system.

The first phase of the Maradana Railway Station renovation project has been completed at a cost of Rs. 35 million.

A group of young monks was arrested at Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake for allegedly smuggling more than 110 kilograms of narcotics into Sri Lanka.

Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha met Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimé during his official visit to the United Nations in New York.

Sri Lanka has discussed its possible contribution to the Gang Suppression Force in Haiti during a meeting with the United States at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.

Sri Lanka’s first digital motor insurance card will be introduced from May 1, 2026, replacing physical plastic cards.

A labour officer attached to the District Labour Office in Haputale was sentenced to six years in prison over a Rs. 15,000 bribery case.

Sri Lanka Railways said train services on the coastal railway line were expected to return to normal after 6:25 PM today (April 24), following the derailment of the Sagarika train at Wadduwa.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has recorded a statement from Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe, the wife of former Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando was released on bail today over allegations of misusing a Lanka Sathosa lorry.

Sri Lanka’s Department of Motor Traffic has been permitted to charge Rs. 1 million for each paid special vehicle number reserved up to 100,000 numbers ahead.

A high-level Sri Lankan delegation has held talks with senior United Nations officials in New York on the proposed deployment of Sri Lankan troops to Haiti under the Gang Suppression Force.