Sri Lanka Navy seized a dinghy carrying about 575kg and 600g (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis and held 02 suspects, during a special operation carried out in seas off Old Casuarina Beach of Karainagar, Jaffna in the dark hours of 19th July 2022.

According to the Presidential Elections (Special Provisions) Act (No. 2 of 1981), Acting President and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was elected today (20) by the majority vote of the Members of Parliament.

Sri Lanka presented its second Voluntary National Review (VNR) on the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) today (15) at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF), convened under the auspices of the United Nations Economic and Social Council in New York. 

An official interaction among the Defence Attaché designate at the Embassy of United States in Sri Lanka, Lieutenant Colonel Anthony C. Nelson, the incumbent U.S. Defence Attaché, Lieutenant Colonel Travis Cox and Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Nishantha Ulugetenne was held at the Navy Headquarters (19th July 2022).