The National Police Commission has cancelled the transfers of Senior Deputy Inspector General (SDIG) Ranmal Kodituwakku, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) Ashoka Dharmasena, and several other police officers, with immediate effect.

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met with Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna General Secretary Tilvin Silva and his delegation from Sri Lanka on Thursday (October 1, 2026) morning.

The Court of Appeal has dismissed, without taking up for hearing, a writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa seeking an order preventing his arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in connection with investigations into the Easter Sunday terror attacks.

National People's Power (NPP), MP Asitha Niroshana, and Mayor of the Kaduwela Municipal Council, Ranjan Jayalal, have been summoned to the Athurugiriya Police Station over a complaint filed alleging the unauthorized use of land...

A cameraman attached to a private media organisation has been arrested by the Kompannavidiya Police in connection with the alleged assault on a security officer of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

The National Medicines Regulatory Authority (NMRA) says the government’s estimated savings from regulating the prices of 13 major high-priced medicines amount to Rs. 5.7 billion.

A three-wheeler travelling from Hatton towards Bogawantalawa has overturned across the road in the Bogawantalawa Watta area this morning (01), leaving two individuals critically injured.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber-level severe lightning advisory for several parts of the country.

The Court of Appeal has issued an open warrant to arrest Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, the Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena organisation, who is serving a prison sentence in connection with a contempt of court conviction and produce him in court.

Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has arrived at the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), a short while ago.

Sri Lanka Customs is set to launch its new Paperless Customs Declaration Process today (October 1), marking a major step in the digitalisation and modernisation of the country’s customs clearance system, the President’s Media Division stated.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 struck Afghanistan on Thursday morning, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said.

Sri Lanka and the United States have discussed measures to strengthen defence cooperation, with a focus on joint training, interoperability and responding to emerging security challenges.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has stressed the need to remove existing obstacles facing Sri Lanka’s construction industry and revive the sector, citing its direct contribution to economic activity and national development.

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption has recorded a statement from Dr. P.B. Jayasundara, the former Treasury Secretary and former Secretary to the President, at his residence.

The United States Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday (Sep 30) that Tennessee could proceed with its first execution of a woman in 200 years, clearing the way for Christa Pike to be put to death by lethal injection for murdering a schoolmate as an 18-year-old three decades ago.

Russia has launched the largest attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure since the spring, primarily targeting Kyiv and the surrounding region, Ukraine's Prime Minister has said.

An internal investigation by the Police Special Investigation Unit has found that SDIG Ranmal Kodithuwakku and several other officers allegedly failed to take appropriate action after receiving information about a consignment of narcotics inside containers at the Colombo Port.