Iran could issue a 30-day deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz under Iranian management in light of US actions, a member of Iran’s negotiating team said in a recent interview with the country’s semi-official Fars news agency.

A special programme to recognise Divisional Secretariat offices in the Western Province for outstanding performance under the President’s Fund decentralisation initiative was held at the Miloda Auditorium in Colombo, the President’s Media Division said in a statement.

A sharp increase in dengue cases has been recorded in 14 districts across the country, the National Dengue Control Unit said, prompting authorities to strengthen inspection and prevention activities.

At least one person was killed and five others wounded in multiple shooting attacks in Israel on Sunday (Jun 7), authorities said, with one of the perpetrators killed.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds of about 40-50 kmph over the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Northern and North-central provinces and in the Trincomalee and Hambantota districts, due to the active south-west monsoonal condition.

The Assistant Manager of a state-owned bank in Horana, who has been arrested over the disappearance of Rs. 35 million, was taken to the bank premises today (07) as investigations continued into the incident.

Another suspect arrested in connection with the fatal road accident near the Meegoda Junction, which claimed six lives, has been remanded until June 16.

Police say they are searching for suspects after at least 12 people were shot near a festival in Toledo, in the midwestern US state of Ohio.

Police have arrested 28 individuals, including three women, during a raid at a party organised using Facebook and social media in Ambalangoda.

Dengue infections have increased significantly this year compared to the corresponding period in 2025, with reported cases rising by between 50 and 55 percent, according to the National Dengue Control Unit.

Families resettled in the ‘Nawa Minipura’ village in Pelmadulla following the devastating floods and landslides of 2017 continue to face severe hardships, with many relying on rainwater to meet their daily needs, including drinking water.

Allegations of a large-scale financial fraud amounting to Rs. 9.2 million in relation to fuel allocations for vehicles engaged in disaster management activities following Cyclone Ditwah...MORE..

The country will not face a rice shortage until the upcoming Maha cultivation season, the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development, Wasantha Samarasinghe has stated.

The government has taken steps to resume work on 25 large-scale development projects in the health sector, including several major hospitals and other facilities that were previously initiated and later halted across the country. MORE..

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has chosen Han Seong-sook, the country’s Minister of SMEs and Start-ups, to be prime minister, the presidential office said on June 7. MORE..