The Department of Examinations has confirmed that the practical examinations for aesthetic subjects of the 2026 GCE Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination will be held as scheduled tomorrow (27), despite the island-wide school closure announced due to adverse weather conditions.

The Officer-in-Charge of the Crimes Division and two other Sub-Inspectors attached to the Homagama Police have been interdicted over alleged administrative lapses following the death of a suspect while in police custody.

The Irrigation Department has issued a warning of possible minor flooding in low-lying areas of the Kelani River Valley within the next 24 hours following significant rainfall in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin.

The bus driver and conductor arrested in connection with a collision between a bus and a train at a railway crossing in Habaraduwa have been remanded until November 6.

All preschools and Early Childhood Development Centres across the country will remain closed tomorrow (27) due to prevailing adverse weather conditions.

A large tree has fallen onto a row of estate houses in Mabadawatta, Thebuwana, amid prevailing adverse weather conditions.

The permit of the bus involved in a collision with a train at a railway crossing in Koggala, Habaraduwa yesterday has been temporarily suspended, while investigations are underway into irregularities involving the vehicle.

The Supreme Court has declared null and void the decision by former President Ranil Wickremesinghe to release a man serving a 29-month prison sentence for failing to pay maintenance to his wife.

A 34-year-old tourist guide has been killed in an elephant attack at the Kande Vihara Temple in Aluthgama around noon today (26). The deceased was a resident of Ahungalla.

Naufar Maulavi has been sentenced to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment by the Colombo Special Trial-at-Bar after being found guilty of four charges relating to the illegal possession of a firearm, live ammunition, detonators and other materials used in the manufacture of explosives.

The Central Criminal Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has launched a comprehensive investigation, on the special orders of the Inspector General of Police (IGP), into a video circulating on social media that allegedly contains false information and seeks to discredit the Dematagoda Police Station.

Three estate houses were completely destroyed in a fire that broke out in a row of houses in Manikkawatta, Hatton-Dickoya, Hatton Police said.

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Yemen's Houthis struck several of its missile launchers and storage facilities, a spokesman said on Monday (Oct 26), while the Iran-backed group claimed a new attack on Riyadh's international airport.

Two private buses parked at the Hatton Private Bus Stand were damaged after a mound of earth collapsed onto them amid heavy rainfall in the area.

The United National Party (UNP) has called for an immediate presidential pardon for Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, urging authorities to resolve the ongoing controversy with the intervention of the Chief Prelates representing Sri Lanka’s three main Buddhist chapters.

All schools across Sri Lanka will remain closed tomorrow (27), as a precautionary measure due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions.

The United States Navy ship USS Canberra (LCS-30) arrived at the Port of Colombo this morning (26) for replenishment purposes.

Minor flooding has developed in Ratnapura and Nawalapitiya as water levels in the Kalu Ganga and Mahaweli River continue to rise, said L. S. Sooriyabandara, the Director of the Hydrology and Disaster Management Division of the Department of Irrigation.