Latest Sri Lanka News and Top Stories

The Sri Lankan Ministry of Defence launched a pilot project on September 7, 2026, to begin the process of legally establishing ownership of 191 land plots allocated to Ranaviru beneficiaries in the Polonnaruwa District.

Sri Lanka has launched a national project to develop its first National Building Code, aimed at improving building safety, construction quality and protection against natural disasters.

A private bus involved in a collision with a Metro bus in Athurugiriya has been temporarily banned from operating after an inspection found that it had not been properly maintained.

Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has filed an appeal with the Supreme Court against a Court of Appeal order dismissing his petition seeking to prevent his arrest in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks.

A Forest Field Assistant of Department of Forest Conservation has been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000 to allow illegal cultivation on state-owned land.

The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has decided to dismiss former Colombo Chief Magistrate and former Moratuwa District Judge Thilina Gamage, who had been suspended from duty.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody, was taken to the National Eye Hospital in Colombo this morning (October 9, 2026) due to a condition affecting one of her eyes and was later taken away from the hospital.

Sri Lanka has stepped up efforts to attract Indian destination weddings through promotional events held in Surat and Pune in Western India on September 28 and 30, 2026.

Sri Lanka’s Metro Bus service will be opened to the private sector within a year, Transport Minister Bimal Rathnayake announced.

The owner of a restaurant in Nagoda, Kalutara, was shot dead, while his wife sustained serious injuries in a shooting outside their restaurant this morning (October 9, 2026).

The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) of Sri Lanka Police has issued a 14-day freezing order on properties worth approximately Rs. 100 million over suspected money laundering linked to drug trafficking.

Former Akmeemana Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman Milinda Haputhanthri has been sentenced to three years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty in an assets-related bribery case.

Sri Lanka’s Parliament passed the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill today (October 8, 2026), with amendments and without a vote.

Sri Lanka President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said a committee would propose changes within two weeks to rules on holding Buddhist monks in prison and taking them outside.

The Colombo High Court today (October 8, 2026) rejected preliminary objections seeking to dismiss a corruption case against former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa and two other defendants.