Sri Lanka prepares for severe dry weather from February to April 2027

The Sri Lankan Government has instructed all state institutions to fly the national flag at half-mast from August 21 to 23 during the three-day national mourning period declared following the passing of veteran singer Dr. Nanda Malini.

Sri Lanka Police has asked the public not to submit requests for police clearance reports after its clearance certificate data system went out of service at 12:50 PM on August 20, 2026.

A Police Inspector and a Police Constable attached to the Sainthamaruthu Police Station have been remanded over allegations of soliciting and accepting a Rs. 20,000 bribe from a drug suspect.

Five people were killed and three others seriously injured after a tipper truck collided with a tractor and trailer carrying 10 people in Monaragala early today (August 21).

Veteran Sri Lankan singer Dr. Nanda Malini, who made an unparalleled contribution to Sri Lanka’s music industry for several decades, has passed away at the age of 82.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today (August 20) ordered Shashi Weerawansa to be released on her previous bail pending a Supreme Court appeal over her two-year prison sentence and Rs. 100,000 fine for providing false personal information to obtain a diplomatic passport.

Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Defence held the annual “Aegis Lexicon 2026” Defence Cyber Exposition on August 19, 2026 focusing on emerging cyber security developments, technologies and challenges affecting national defence.

Former Sri Lanka Navy Commander Wasantha Karannagoda and Yoshitha Rajapaksa were served indictments before the Colombo High Court today (August 20) in connection with a corruption allegation.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has warned businesses in Sri Lanka to keep proper invoices or documents proving the source of goods held for sale, storage or distribution.

Three people, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed and three others were injured in a collision between a three-wheeler and a car in Delgoda on New Kandy Road on August 19, 2026.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to establish the Information Technology Service as an All-Island Service to strengthen the Government’s digital transformation programme.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva says any constitutional amendment increasing the retirement ages of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges should apply only to future appointments and not to judges currently serving.

An elderly female giraffe at Sri Lanka’s Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens has died at around 30 years of age, with officials saying the death may have been caused by natural conditions linked to old age.

The wife of former Cabinet Minister and former Monaragala District Parliamentarian Jagath Pushpakumara has died after falling from the second floor of a building under construction.

Sri Lanka Police says the seat belt law for all drivers and passengers travelling on the country’s expressways will be strictly enforced from September 19, 2026, as the grace period ends.