Sri Lanka has made progress toward joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath said, noting that Australia and New Zealand have expressed support for the country’s bid.

Oil prices climbed more than 1 per cent in early trade on Wednesday as hostilities in the Middle East erupted anew with Iran firing missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain, while diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States showed little progress.

A 20-year-old youth has been killed in a tractor-related accident in Kurusuttikulam within the Kanakarayankulam Police Division, police said.

More than 360 incidents related to online financial fraud have been reported over the past month, according to the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT).

Iran has announced plans for a three-day funeral ceremony for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, months after the former supreme leader's death and the subsequent postponement of burial arrangements, according to a report by The New York Times citing Iranian state media.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has organised a digital payment promotional programme in Trincomalee with the participation of Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, the Governor of CBSL, and other senior officials of CBSL.

The US military fired a Hellfire missile at a tanker heading towards Iran on Tuesday (Jun 2) as part of a blockade being imposed by President Donald Trump, who is pressing Tehran to negotiate a peace agreement on his terms.

A total of 30 Indian fishermen who were released from Sri Lankan prisons have reached Chennai today (02).

The Anuradhapura District Poson Committee met today (02) at the auditorium of the Anuradhapura District Secretariat under the leadership of Acting Atamasthanadhipathi Ven. Ethalawatunuwewe Ñāṇathilaka Thero.

A senior delegation from the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), led by its President Rein Tammsaar, met Minister of Justice and National Integration Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara today (02).

A total of 145,745 tourists arrived in the country in the month of May, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows.

Negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program would be “highly technical” and could take months, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Tuesday.

CoPF Chairman Member of Parliament Dr. Harsha de Silva has disclosed that a report requested from the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance regarding the transfer of US$ 2.5 million from the Treasury to another party was sent to his private residence instead of being submitted through Parliament.

Police have recovered a locally manufactured Mini Uzi-type automatic firearm, believed to be the first of its kind discovered in Sri Lanka, along with several other weapons hidden inside a public cemetery in Colombo.

The WHO on Tuesday (Jun 2) dramatically scaled back the number of suspected Ebola cases in central Africa to 116, down from more than 900 previously, with 330 cases now confirmed.