The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for heavy rains affecting the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts.

Due to the active Southwest monsoon, the prevailing rainy and windy conditions over the southwestern parts of the island will continue today (August 01), according to the Department of Meteorology.

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage re-wrote history books to win the men's javelin throw title at the Commonwealth Games this morning (01), becoming the country's first-ever Commonwealth Games athletics gold medallist.

President Donald Trump said Friday ​that Israel was "very happy" with an ‌agreement reached by his so-called Board of Peace for the complete disarmament of Hamas and other ​armed Palestinian groups in Gaza.

Italy's Interior Ministry has ordered the closure of the country's sea and air borders with Spain, temporarily suspending the Schengen free movement regime between the two countries.

Former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, who were sentenced to death today (31) over the Easter Sunday terror attacks case, have been transported from the court to prison.

A 34-year-old individual has been injured in a shooting incident reported in the Mirissa Junction today (31), police said.

The Government's National Tourism Vision for 2030 aims to welcome five million tourist arrivals, build a tourism workforce of 800,000 people, and generate USD 10 billion in tourism revenue by 2030.

U.S. President Donald Trump said talks in Cairo between mediators and Hamas leaders on Thursday have led to a phased disarmament agreement in ​Gaza, but a Hamas official described the deal as a draft and U.S. officials said Israel was skeptical the

The Conseil national des barreaux (CNB), the French National Bar Council, has expressed support for the concerns raised by the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) over the proposed constitutional amendment to increase the retirement age of judges in Sri Lanka.

The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar today (31) also sentenced former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando to death after finding him guilty of criminal negligence and other charges over his failure to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks despite receiving prior intelligence information.

Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler has stated that Sri Lanka Police have taken steps to confiscate illegal assets worth Rs. 3.811 million during the period from the year 2024 to date in 2026.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Eastern Province and Kilinochchi, Mullaittivu, Vavuniya, Polonnaruwa, and Monaragala districts.

The Colombo Permanent Trial-at-Bar today (31) sentenced former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundara to death.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced that fuel prices will remain unchanged for the month of August 2026.

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year basis, has increased to 7.3% in July 2026, up from 6.8% recorded in June 2026.

About 49,000 migrants have crossed into Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco in the last 24 hours via land and sea, officials estimate.

An establishment operating a mobile canteen unit on a train running from Kankesanthurai to Colombo has been fined Rs. 500,000 for selling bottled drinking water at a price above the prescribed maximum retail price.