Recently reported events for Sri Lanka, drawn from 100+ open sources and geocoded by GeoBit. For the interactive, continuously-updated picture, open the live map.
| Date | Type | Location | Reported event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-31 | Arrests | Sri Lanka | Former finance minister Ravi Karunanayake arrested by CIABOC following questioning in connection with alleged misuse of state funds to pay p · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-30 | Disaster | Sri Lanka | Fire erupted at Embilipitiya Paper Mill premises; no casualties reported. · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-29 | Arrests | Sri Lanka | Seven Tamil Nadu fishermen held by Sri Lankan Navy for alleged maritime-boundary violations were released to Indian High Commission custody · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-29 | Violence against civilians | Sri Lanka | Violence against civilians · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-29 | Other | Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan Navy released seven Tamil Nadu fishermen held for alleged maritime-boundary violations to Indian High Commission custody. · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-28 | Violence against civilians | Sri Lanka | Colombo Crimes Division arrested two Chinese nationals in Sigiriya on Aug. 28 in connection with the July 23 assault, abduction and murder o · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-27 | Arrests | Sri Lanka | Police arrested a married couple on drug-trafficking charges in routine narcotics enforcement operation. · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-27 | Disaster | Sri Lanka | Jeep collided with three-wheeler resulting in three deaths including a 10-day-old infant. · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-26 | Protests | Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan police forcefully dispersed Tamil families protesting in Jaffna over missing relatives allegedly taken by state security forces d · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-26 | Protests | Sri Lanka | Sri Lankan police forcefully dispersed a long-running protest by Tamil families of the disappeared demanding information on relatives missin · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-26 | Protests | Sri Lanka | Police forcefully dispersed a long-running protest by Tamil families demanding information on disappeared relatives; dispersal was orderly w · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-25 | Other | Sri Lanka | Chemical leak scare prompted temporary water-distribution suspension; Disaster Management Centre restored supply by 04:30. · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-25 | Arrests | Sri Lanka | Former State Intelligence Service Director Suresh Salley's detention extended for a further 90 days under fresh court order linked to Easter · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-24 | Protests | Sri Lanka | Demonstrators staged protest outside Bar Association of Sri Lanka headquarters demanding BASL President resignation. · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-24 | Arrests | Sri Lanka | Police arrested nine bus drivers and conductors in Makumbura for alleged narcotics use. · GEOBIT AI |
| 2026-08-23 | Explosions/Remote violence | Sri Lanka | A live hand grenade was found near the house of a close associate of Wanathe Chathu. · GEOBIT AI |
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