A high-level Japanese delegation paid a courtesy call on Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat, where the concept of a Sri Lanka–Japan export-industrial corridor was mooted. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118557
Colombo High Court sentenced Samantha Kumara Perera, alias ‘IDH Sudda’, a high-profile underworld operative, and Prabhakaran Priyadarshani to life imprisonment for drug trafficking. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118556
Police have been granted permission by the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court to detain and question two brothers arrested in connection with the Akuregoda double murder, until tomorrow, February 18. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118555
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has left Sri Lanka to attend the AI Impact Summit 2026 in Delhi, India, departing February 17, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118554
Two brothers arrested in connection with the Akuregoda double murder—of a lawyer and his wife—are to be produced before the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court today, February 17. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118553
Sri Lanka and Japan signed an Economic Cooperation Agreement to strengthen their economic ties, following the successful Sri Lanka–Japan Intergovernmental Economic Policy Dialogue, signaling a new path for bilateral relations and cooperative policy development. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118550
U.S.-Iran indirect talks in Geneva on Tuesday aim to resolve their long-running nuclear dispute amid high-stakes tensions and a looming threat of war. With little sign of compromise, Washington is massing a regional battle force, signaling readiness for potential escalation as negotiations proceed. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118549
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala said Akuregoda is not a High Security Zone, despite a recent shooting that killed Attorney-at-Law Buddhika Mallawaarachchi and his wife. He clarified the area does not meet the criteria for high-security designation. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118548
Government Analyst’s Department forensic officers examined a burned-out car in the Agaliya area of Baddegama, Galle, suspected to have been used by suspects in the Akuregoda double homicide. The vehicle had been set ablaze, and investigators continued analysis this morning. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118547
Colombo District Court granted an interim injunction preventing the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) from enforcing its decision to suspend Member of Parliament Dayasiri Jayasekera’s party membership. The order blocks immediate suspension arrangements as the case proceeds. Reported by AdaDerana RSS, Feb 17, 2026. source http://www.adaderana.lk/news.php?nid=118546
