An individual and his wife have been arrested by officers of the Special Investigation Unit of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) over allegations of defrauding the general public by promising overseas employment.

A large truck crashed into a tour bus west of the Egyptian capital on Tuesday, killing 13 people and injuring 34, state media reported.

Sarvajana Balaya is the most suitable political group capable of defeating the current government, its leader, Member of Parliament Dilith Jayaweera said today (20).

More than 303,000 suspects have been arrested during the year-long ‘A Nation United’ (Ratama Ekata) national operation, Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today (20).

The Maha Sangha has endorsed the recommendations of a committee appointed by the President to amend laws concerning the treatment of Buddhist monks who are imprisoned, while proposing further discussions among the 31 factions of the three main Buddhist chapters to establish a common framework.

Two individuals have died after being struck by lightning while working in a paddy field in Rambewa, Anuradhapura.

A 36-year-old man has been arrested by the North Western Provincial Unit of the Computer Crime Investigation Division over an alleged online financial scam involving Rs. 12.69 million.

The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings for several areas across multiple districts due to prevailing rainy weather conditions.

Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has rejected claims that the use of substandard coal at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant led to the need for power cuts.

The peace march organised by Buddhist monks in support of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero was not intended to topple the government, Senior Professor Venerable Kotapitiye Rahula Anunayake Thero said today (20).

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory warning of rough sea conditions in coastal waters extending from Trincomalee to Galle, via Kankesanthurai, Kalpitiya and Colombo.

The UK will deploy RAF Typhoon jets to defend Saudi Arabia in response to escalating Houthi missile and drone attacks, the defence secretary has said.

The government cannot act contrary to the Supreme Court ruling against Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today (20), stressing that the law must be upheld without exception.

Traffic movement along the Colombo-bound lane from Model Farm Junction towards D.S. Junction in Borella has been restricted due to emergency road repair work, police said.

Several investigations are underway into the death of tusker Kawanthissa, with two suspects arrested and remanded until October 28, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa confirmed today (20).

The Department of Meteorology has issued an amber advisory for heavy rainfall in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and Northern provinces and in the Anuradhapura District.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that a complaint filed against former Minister Prasanna Ranatunga over an alleged corruption offence be taken up again on January 26, 2027.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (20) paid his last respects to the remains of Most Venerable Kappetiyagoda Siri Wimala Thera, the Anunayake of the Sri Lanka Ramanna Maha Nikaya and the Chief Incumbent of the Rajopawanaramaya Temple in Gatambe, Kandy.