Sri Lanka, Oct. 15 -- The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has frozen cash and property worth over Rs. 85 million in Jaffna over suspicions that the assets were acquired through drug trafficking.... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 6 -- Sri Lanka Police have intensified enforcement of mandatory seat belt regulations on expressways, with nearly 3,000 people already facing legal action for failing to comply with th... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka has reached a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on the seventh review of its four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme, while also ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya has urged police officers to remain focused on their duties and not be distracted by social media, while assuring them ... Read More
Sri Lanka, Oct. 5 -- Sri Lanka's prison population has declined gradually in recent months, with the total number of inmates standing at 36,364 as of October 3, 2026, according to official statistics.... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 30 -- Deputy Minister Eranga Gunasekera said the government is committed to upholding the rule of law and ensuring that allegations of political crimes are investigated through the co... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 28 -- Sri Lanka's expressway network could take more than 171 years to repay the principal amount of loans obtained for its construction, based on current average annual net earnings,... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 26 -- Drug trafficking networks are using different maritime routes to smuggle various types of narcotics and other contraband into Sri Lanka, with the Northern Sea and Arabian Sea em... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- Electronic filing of Court cases has been introduced at the Colombo District Court as part of the island-wide e-Courts Project implemented under the Judicial Service Commission.... Read More
Sri Lanka, Sept. 25 -- The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) said that submitting a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) Certificate will become mandatory for a wide range of essential financial, ... Read More