Health Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has warned that a heightened risk of dengue transmission may continue until mid-August due to the prevailing weather conditions in the country.

The Supreme Court has fixed a date to consider a Fundamental Rights (FR) petition filed seeking a declaration that the government's failure to implement adequate pre-disaster measures to minimize the impact of Cyclone Ditwah...

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya returned to Sri Lanka this morning (16) following her official visit to the State of Qatar.

The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) has expressed serious concern over the denial of access to its officers at Welikada Prison on 7 July 2026, describing it as a violation of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka Act..

A review of the progress of projects implemented under the 2026 budget allocations for the Ministry of Energy, together with a pre-budget discussion for the 2027 Budget, was held at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Iran summoned Britain's ambassador to Tehran on Wednesday ​after London designated the ‌Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) under the UK's Countering State Threats ​Act, warning the move ​would "not go unanswered,"

The Police Media Division has issued a special clarification regarding a viral video circulating on social media showing a young child walking past a car that was on fire.

Three policemen were killed and 34 injured after terrorists attacked a police convoy and a police station in separate incidents in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, officials said.

Three suspects have been arrested in two separate operations carried out by the Police, with the seizure of more than 2.6 kilograms of the narcotic substance Crystal methamphetamine ('Ice').

The United States said it had launched fresh strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening as President Donald Trump warned Tehran it "better behave".

A few showers may occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, today (16), the Department of Meteorology said.

The suspect who allegedly snatched a police officer’s service pistol, shot him with it and then escaped on a motorcycle in Katunayake this evening (15) has been arrested by the police.

Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, who is in the State of Qatar to convey condolences on the passing of the Father Amir, arrived at Lusail Palace in Doha today (15).

Police have launched an investigation to arrest two individuals who allegedly fled after throwing a suspicious parcel into the Galle Prison premises from near the Galle Railway Yard, located behind the prison.

Indictments have been filed before the Gampaha High Court against six individuals, including former Minister Mervyn Silva and former State Minister Prasanna Ranaweera, over allegations of attempting to sell a state-owned land in Kiribathgoda using forged documents.