An investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a stock of school textbooks and activity books issued by the Department of Educational Publications, according to the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Nalaka Kaluwewe.

Two people have been killed in a road accident after a van collided with an electricity pole on the Magalegoda –Naiwala Road in Veyangoda.

The 50% surcharge imposed from May 15, based on vehicle import taxes, has been further extended until December 31 2026, the Finance Ministry announced.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has emphasized that, in a small market such as Sri Lanka, it cannot be expected that the prices of goods and services will be regulated solely through market competition.

The “Rebuilding Sri Lanka” Presidential Task Force has met at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya.

More than 200,000 cases are resolved annually through Mediation Boards, Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara said.

The Caucus on Climate Parliament of Sri Lanka has emphasized the need to move beyond reactive crisis management and establish Anticipatory Crisis Governance mechanisms to strengthen Sri Lanka’s climate resilience in the face of climate change, including El Niño conditions.

The National Disaster Relief Services Centre has reported that 68,041 individuals have been affected by the prevailing dry weather conditions across the country.

More than 2,000 people evacuated ​their homes in western Germany on Friday, after a ‌wildfire near the Belgian border spread towards a village, local authorities said.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Vavuniya, Mullaittivu, Trincomalee,Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa, Ampara, and Monaragala districts.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will travel to New Delhi to attend the upcoming BRICS Summit, Iranian sources said on Friday.

Police have decided to implement a special traffic and security plan for the annual historic Kandy Esala Perahera.

A suspected female drug trafficker identified as Vindaniya Suriyarachchi, also known as “Poddie” or “Kudu Poddi”, who was arrested over allegations of illegally acquiring assets worth millions of rupees through drug trafficking operations, has been remanded...

India continues to command strong goodwill across much of the world, with a median of 45 per cent of adults across 36 countries holding a favourable view of the country, according to the Pew Research Centre's Spring 2026 Global Attitudes Survey.

The “Dinana Dakuna” collective has claimed that the President’s attempt to alter the retirement age of judges through the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution would turn executive influence over the judiciary into a reality.

A Sign Language Bill will be presented to the Parliament in the future, the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, Dr. Upali Pannilage said.

A total of 740 suspects were arrested yesterday under the ‘A Nation United - National Drive’ campaign launched by Sri Lanka Police to combat the spread of narcotics across the country.

A male and a female suspect who allegedly assaulted a four-year-old girl and abandoned her in an isolated location in Wattegama have been arrested by police.