Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said late on Monday that an oil tanker had struck a sea mine and exploded in the Strait of Hormuz.

A stock of “Kush” cannabis estimated to be worth around Rs. 320 million has been seized after being found inside luggage abandoned near Baggage Belt No. 06 at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), earlier this morning (15).

The low-level atmospheric disturbance still persists in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. Under influence of the system, cloudy skies and showers or thundershowers are expected at times...

An individual who arrived at a house in the Welikanda area, within the Ahungalla Police Division, attempted to shoot a woman this evening (14), but the firearm failed to discharge.

The government is fully committed to strengthening infrastructure in the education sector to help produce a disciplined and law-abiding future generation, the Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara said.

Police have uncovered several new details surrounding the hand grenade attack on a house in Dehiwala that claimed the lives of two innocent children.

Yemen's Houthis launched a fresh barrage of missile and drone attacks on Saudi military targets on Monday (Sep 14), as Iran denied any involvement in the country's revived civil war.

The Aswesuma welfare payments for the month of September will be credited to beneficiaries’ bank accounts on Wednesday (16), according to the Welfare Benefits Board.

The Railway Joint Trade Union Alliance has decided to proceed with its planned two-day token strike on September 17 and 18, after talks with the Ministry of Transport failed to produce a decision on the future of the incumbent General Manager of Railways.

China has hit out against what it has called "threat narratives" over AI governance and warned against "engaging in confrontation and malicious competition".

The Court of Appeal today (14) ordered that a writ petition filed by the leader of the Sarvajana Balaya, Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera challenging a referral by the Colombo Fort Magistrate over alleged contempt of court be taken up for support on September 18.

China is prepared to share advanced agricultural technology with Sri Lanka, including hybrid rice varieties that can be cultivated even under saline conditions, Chinese Ambassador in Colombo Wei Huaxiang has said.

The final rites of two brothers who were killed in a grenade attack on a house along Sirisangabo Mawatha in Dehiwala, were held at the Mount Lavinia Public Cemetery this evening (14).

Sri Lanka and Thailand today signed two key labour agreements, paving the way for the recruitment of an initial 10,000 Sri Lankan workers under a structured and transparent employment framework.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stressed that nurturing a future generation capable of providing leadership to society and contributing to positive change in the world is an urgent priority.

A special dengue control week will be conducted from today (14) until September 19 across 62 Medical Officer of Health (MOH) areas covering several provinces, Acting Director of the National Dengue Control Unit Dr. Kapila Kannangara said.

At least 21 people have been killed and several others severely injured following a head-on collision between two minibus taxis and a third vehicle on a major highway in South Africa, authorities said on Monday.

New modules on social cohesion, law and ethics are to be introduced for students in Grades 12 and 13 under the government’s education reforms scheduled for implementation from 2027.