Latest Sri Lanka News and Top Stories

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) arrested Sanjaya Samarasinghe, the private secretary to Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MP Namal Rajapaksa, today (October 19, 2026), following an investigation into a safe found at his residence in Mount Lavinia.

Former Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena says he was misled into granting a presidential pardon to Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera in 2019 due to an error made by officials at the Presidential Secretariat.

The missing tusker Agbo was found safe this morning (October 19, 2026) in the Nachchaduwa Ihattawa jungle area of Anuradhapura following a joint search operation by the Sri Lanka Army and wildlife officers.

Four people were killed and eight others injured when a cement mixer truck collided with several vehicles and pedestrians near Kurugoda Junction in Akurana this morning (October 19).

Sri Lanka has officially launched its first Chinese Yuan (RMB) clearing bank in Colombo, allowing businesses to settle trade transactions with China directly in Yuan without using US Dollars as an intermediary currency.

Sri Lanka’s tourism earnings fell by 9.2% to US$2,245.2 million during the first nine months of 2026, compared with the same period last year, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Five more suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting of tusker Kavantissa and other illegal activities in the area, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Environment announced today (October 19, 2026).

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says everyone must abide by Supreme Court rulings, stressing that no one has the power to change its decisions.

A 56-year-old man was arrested today (October 18) in connection with the shooting of tusker Kavantissa, who died yesterday while receiving treatment.

The Sri Lanka Army has deployed a special team of 30 soldiers to search for the wild elephant Agbo in the jungles of Thirappane in the Anuradhapura District.

Former Sri Lankan First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa has been transferred from Colombo National Hospital to Nawaloka Hospital in Colombo for further medical treatment.

Litro Gas Company will distribute 180,000 LP gas cylinders across Sri Lanka today (October 18, 2026) and tomorrow to address the gas shortage experienced over the past few days.

A 38-year-old man was arrested with five firearms, 3,843 rounds of live ammunition and two hand grenades during a police raid on a cinema hall in Kirindiwela on Saturday evening (October 17, 2026).

Sri Lanka aims to reduce the time taken to issue drug analyst reports to three months by January 31, 2027, Justice and National Integration Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has announced.

Sri Lanka sent 218 Army and Special Task Force personnel to Haiti on October 16, 2026, to join the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) mission.