Leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), former MP Udaya Gammanpila, has alleged that former Head of the State Intelligence Service, Maj. Gen. (Retd) Suresh Sallay, who is currently being held under detention orders, has launched a hunger strike.

Showers or thundershowers are expected at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western Provinces, as well as in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara Eliya districts, according to the Department of Meteorology.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has alleged that the incumbent government, which he claims is alarmed by the results of the Local Government elections, is deliberately delaying the Provincial Council polls.

Kuwait’s air traffic resumed on Saturday after it was temporarily suspended following Iranian attacks, the Kuwaiti Civil Aviation Directorate said on Saturday. MORE..

The U.N. food agency said millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high. MORE..

A suspect has been arrested in the Kuruppumulla area of Panadura while in possession of a foreign-manufactured revolver, 49 rounds of T-56 ammunition and nine rounds of 9mm ammunition.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for rough sea conditions and strong winds for sea areas extending from Trincomalee to Pottuvil via Mullaitivu, Kankesanturai, Mannar, Puttalam, Colombo, Galle and Hambantota. MORE..

Health authorities have warned that hospitals are reaching or exceeding their capacity to accommodate dengue patients amid a rapid increase in infections across the country.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism has issued a public appeal requesting assistance in identifying an individual believed to be of Sri Lankan origin currently residing in Lebanon. MORE..

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday strongly backed India’s strategic autonomy and said any attempt to pressure India through sanctions would boomerang under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership. MORE..