Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has reaffirmed the government's commitment to implementing comprehensive education reforms, emphasising that improvements to school curricula must be accompanied by teacher training, infrastructure development and stronger regional education administration.

India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an absconding accused in a Sri Lankan human trafficking case following his deportation from Sri Lanka and handover to Indian authorities.

A suspect identified as ‘Bandaragama Asela’, who allegedly handled the local drug trafficking operations of overseas-based organised criminal Avishka, alias ‘Alpa’, has been arrested by the Panadura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to accelerate ongoing negotiations aimed at expanding bilateral trade and investment, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening economic cooperation and longstanding ties between the two countries.

Almost 1,500 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday, the highest number in a single day since 2020, the EFE news agency reported on Sunday, citing the maritime rescue service.

A 42-year-old Chinese businessman has been arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after attempting to smuggle foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth over Rs. 4.2 million into the country.

The Netherlands Embassy in Sri Lanka has warned that certain parties are misleading individuals by promising fraudulent employment opportunities in the Netherlands.

The failure to grant salary increments to 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service employees since 2018 has emerged as a major challenge to staff retention, with a significant number of trained employees leaving the service to seek better-paying jobs overseas.

A special awareness programme focusing on measures to achieve the behavioural changes envisaged under the Clean Sri Lanka initiative was held at the Temple Trees conference hall complex, with the participation of more than 300 officials and coordinators.

The Executive Director of the Institute of Ocean Resources Analysis (INORA), Ayesh Indranath Ranawaka has issued a statement clarifying the technology behind the ‘Fish App’ mobile application, which has recently become a topic of discussion within Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector and political scene.

Yemeni forces fighting for the internationally recognised Saudi-backed government said on Sunday that they were withdrawing from an area overlooking the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait, leaving the Iran-aligned Houthis in control.

A 23-year-old man, alleged to be the father of a baby born inside a cave in Udadumbara, has been released on a surety bail of Rs. 500,000.

A briefing on the proposed Anuradhapura urban development plan is scheduled to be held tomorrow (16), under the patronage of the Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs.

US air travel is not expected to return to normal ​schedules until late on Sunday, the head of the FAA said, as the aviation system gradually recovers from a nationwide flight shutdown that officials blamed on routine maintenance ‌gone awry.

A fire has broken out at a factory in Wewagedara, Divulapitiya.