Sri Lanka has been ranked the third most traffic-congested country in the world, highlighting the region's continuing struggle with worsening road gridlocks.

Three people, including a child, have been injured by falling shrapnel in Qatar following Iranian attacks, the country's interior ministry has said.

The number of dengue cases recorded in Sri Lanka so far this year has surpassed 68,000, with 47 deaths reported, the National Dengue Control Unit said.

The government has increased the fees for registering companies and societies.

A suspected crystal methamphetamine ("Ice") trafficker has been arrested by the Police Special Rapid Response Unit stationed in Kandakuliya, police said.

The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) has presented a set of proposals to contain the dengue outbreak in the country.

An Indian national remains missing after an Iranian attack on a Cyprus-flagged commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, off the coast of Oman.

The second reading of the Appropriation Bill for the year 2027 (Budget Speech) is scheduled to be presented in Parliament on November 12, 2026.

The University of Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo, which was closed for two weeks due to the spread of dengue, will reopen tomorrow (13), the university administration announced.

The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that its air defense systems intercepted incoming Iranian missiles and drones, as Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it targeted US military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Qatar.

The New Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando has visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and the Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura today (12) to receive religious blessings.

Qatar's former emir, who revolutionised Qatar out of its Bedouin background to a ​regional powerhouse, has died at the age of 74, ‌the nation's Amiri Diwan, its top government body, said on Sunday.

The body of a 19-year-old youth has been recovered from the sea off Tangalle, police said.

The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring equal access to education for all children, including those with special needs, stating that no child should be left behind in the education system, the PM’s Office stated.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that its aerospace forces launched ballistic missiles at Jordan's Prince Hassan air base, destroying the base's command and control center and MQ-9 drone hangars.