Sri Lanka’s biggest UN peacekeeping force to depart for overseas mission

A progress review meeting on ongoing efforts related to state-owned and privately owned lands currently used by the security forces in the Jaffna and Palaly areas was held at the Parliament Complex on June 24, 2026.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) has suspended the party membership of Horana Electoral Organizer Charith Abeysinghe with immediate effect following his remand over an alleged bribery case linked to 2023.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake never answers phone calls from Members of Parliament, Opposition MP Dayasiri Jayasekera claimed in Parliament today (June 26).

Mr. Noguchi Tokuma, Senior Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Sri Lanka, paid a farewell call on Minister of Environment Dr. Dammika Patabendi at the Ministry of Environment yesterday afternoon (June 25), ahead of the completion of his term of service in the country.

A suspected gunman linked to an organized crime gang was arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) this morning (June 26) after being deported from Malaysia, police said.

Attorney Rakhitha Rajapakshe, Charith Abeysinghe, and Aruna Sri Chathuranga have been remanded until July 3, 2026, after being produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (June 25) over an alleged bribery case linked to alleged organized crime figure Nandun Chinthaka Wickramaratne, alias “Harak Kata.”

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says his government will punish those who stole public property through fraud and corruption and will not allow any crime to be buried by the sands of time.

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) has discussed the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s report on the disappearance of USD 2.5 million that had been held by the Treasury for the repayment of state debt.

Rohitha Rajapaksa, who arrived at the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) this morning (June 25) to provide a statement, left the premises a short while ago after giving his statement.

Rohitha Rajapaksa arrived at the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) a short while ago to record a statement.

Attorney Rakhitha Rajapakshe, the son of former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, and Charith Abeysinghe, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) organizer for the Horana electorate, were arrested today (June 25) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, and the World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director, Philip Ward, met with Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence yesterday (June 24).

The Ministry of Transport and Highways says 600 new buses will be imported to Sri Lanka by December 2026 for the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB).

Sri Lanka has welcomed more than 1.1 million tourists so far in 2026, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA).

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Traffic and Road Safety Range W.P.J. Senadheera says strict legal action will be taken against vehicle owners using non-standard number plates instead of those officially approved by the Department of Motor Traffic.