Sri Lanka to fast-track major transport system overhaul

The newly appointed Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director for Sri Lanka, Ms. Shannon Cowlin, met Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today in Colombo, reaffirming ADB’s continued support for Sri Lanka’s development priorities.

Three 16-year-old students were injured when a boundary wall separating C.W.W. Kannangara College in Borella and a Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) site collapsed today (February 12).

The Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR) has appreciated against the US Dollar (USD) today (February 12), as per the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Sri Lanka and Saudi Arabia agreed to strengthen defence cooperation, maritime security coordination and military training exchanges during a bilateral meeting held in Riyadh on February 9, 2026.

Sri Lanka Railways has started installing thermal cameras on trains to prevent deadly elephant-train collisions.

Deputy Minister of Health Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni has proposed monthly drug review meetings in every hospital across Sri Lanka to prevent medicine shortages and ensure an uninterrupted supply.

Sri Lanka’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), attended the World Defense Show 2026 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, following an official invitation.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that no country where the rule of law has collapsed has ever achieved development, and that in a nation where the law breaks down, power is ultimately held by criminals.

Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake was further remanded until February 18, 2026, by the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court today (February 11) in connection with a case over former President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s London visit.

Twelve individuals found guilty of murdering former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala and his security officer, Jayantha Gunawardena, in 2022 were sentenced to death today (February 11) by the Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar.

The Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) plans to conduct a special investigation into the coal importation process over the past five years in Sri Lanka.

Three people were arrested on February 10, 2026 over a Rs. 41 million loss to the government linked to the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation, following a major procurement fraud investigation.

Two education officials were arrested in Dehiattakandiya on February 10, 2026, for allegedly taking a Rs. 50,000 bribe to help reinstate a former employee and extend his work attachment.

The spiritual leader of the Bohra community, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb, met Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (February 10) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake chaired a meeting of the Board of Governors of the President’s Fund today (February 10) in Colombo, where key decisions were taken to increase medical aid, support students with special needs, expand scholarships, reduce surgical waiting lists, and strengthen disaster relief.