Skip to content
LakFeed
ENසිංதமி

Display

Theme

Text size

Contrast

LakFeedBeta
News
Markets
Exchange ratesEvery bank's buying and selling rate
  • Every bank, today
  • Best rate per currency
  • Browse by bank
  • Sending money home
Gold pricesThe Colombo gold board, every day
  • Today's price
  • 22 karat
  • 24 karat
  • Price by weight
  • Price history
Fuel & stocksCPC pump prices; the CSE is coming
  • Fuel prices
  • Colombo Stock ExchangeSoon
Card OffersTools
ENසිංதமி

Display

Text size

Contrast

HomeTrendingLatestLocalPoliticsInternationalBusinessSportsScience & TechWeatherGossipsEntertainmentEducation
Sources

News Sources (30 available)

Ada Derana
Ada Derana Biz
Asian Mirror
Ceylon Today
Citizen News
Colombo Gazette
Colombo Telegraph
Daily FT
Daily Mirror
EconomyNext
ESPN Cricinfo
Examiner
Fact Crescendo
Gossip Lanka News English
Groundviews
Hiru News - English
Lanka Business Online
Lanka News Web
Lanka Truth
Mawrata News
News First
News.lk
NewsWire English
OCCRP
Siyatha News
Sri Lanka Cricket
Sri Lanka Mirror
Sunday Observer
The Island
ThePapare English
LakFeed

Sri Lanka, made simple.

Everything Sri Lankans check every day, in one place, in your language.

  • News
  • Exchange rates
  • Gold prices
  • Card offers
  • Tools
  • Sitemap
  • FAQ
  • About us
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • DMCA

© 2026 LakFeed. All rights reserved.

  1. News
  2. /
  3. Politics

2 sources·Updated 1h ago

Printing of Identity Cards and Driving Licences stops due to a shortage of cards.

The process of issuing the National Identity Card (NIC) and the driving license, two of the most important identity documents for Sri Lankans, is currently facing a severe crisis.

Share this story

Full coverage

Image: Gossip Lanka News EnglishGossip Lanka News English•1h agoPrinting of Identity Cards and Driving Licences stops due to a shortage of cards.

By Gossip Lanka News English

Read on Gossip Lanka News English

Also covered by

Daily Mirror•2h agoOver 6.5 million driving licences await printingDaily Mirror•3h agoShortage of plastic cards disrupts NIC printing

What this story is about

Names and places drawn from every article in this story. The number shows how many of them mentioned it.

People
  • Thushara Fernando
Organisations
  • Department of Motor Traffic
Places
  • Sri Lanka
Keywords
  • printing3
  • identity2
  • licences2
  • shortage2
  • driving2
  • cards2
  • nic2
  • applicants
  • unprinted
  • awaiting

At a glance

Newsrooms
2
Articles
3
First reported
Oct 29, 8:10 PM
Latest update
Oct 29, 9:55 PM

More in Politics

Politics
  • Prof. H.M.J.C. Pitawala appointed Vice Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University3 sources·3h ago
  • President directs Sports Ministry to plan for international wins and public health4 sources·4h ago
  • COPF approves estimated Appropriation Bill for 2027 financial year3 sources·5h ago
  • Labour reforms aim to strengthen workers’ rights, says Deputy Minister2 sources·5h ago
  • South Korea says considering deployment options to Strait of Hormuz, including aircraft2 sources·5h ago

Trending stories

Trending
  1. 1A freeze on Rakhitha's 2 motor vehicles and 4 bank accounts to recover Harak Kata's 12 crore bribe.8 sources
  2. 2England survive valiant Sri Lanka chase to win dead rubber in tri-series4 sources
  3. 3Three broken ribs, brain bleeding in Homagama police custody death32 sources
  4. 4Sri Lanka, chasing 386, halted at 331, loses to England10 sources
  5. 5Man who died in police cell had three broken ribs – DIG Medawatta3 sources

Browse by Topic

  • Local
  • Politics
  • International
  • Business
  • Sports
  • Science & Tech
  • Weather
  • Gossips
  • Entertainment
  • Education