The selection process for beneficiaries under a new round of the Aswesuma welfare benefit scheme has now been completed, Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment Upali Pannilage said.

The Supreme Court has dismissed two petitions filed against Deputy Inspector General of Police of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Shani Abeysekara, Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security Ravi Seneviratne, and Rev. Cyril Gamini, accusing them of committing contempt of court.

The Department of Wildlife Conservation has taken steps to initiate legal action against motorists and passengers who feed food to wild elephants along the Kataragama–Buttala Road.

The total number of dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka this year has surpassed 100,000 as of today (28), according to Acting Deputy Provincial Director of Health Services for the Western Province, Specialist Dr. Navinda Soysa.

Pope Leo reaffirmed his commitment to ending abuse of children by Catholic priests in a meeting with French ​abuse survivors on Sunday, the Vatican said, hours after the pontiff urged the Church to admit its own failings and heal its "deep wounds."

The Colombo High Court has ordered that a case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, and his grandmother Daisy Forrest, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act be called for a pre-trial conference on November 03, 2026.

British police arrested five men on suspicion of explosives and terrorism offences on Sunday near an air base that has been used by the US to ​strike Iran, after a tip-off that three vans had been seen heading to the military airfield.

An audit report for 2024 has revealed that numerous incidents of theft involving electrical cables, copper wires, streetlight poles and other equipment have been reported on the Colombo-Katunayake Expressway.

Two children have reportedly died while their mother has sustained serious injuries after the motorcycle they were travelling on veered off the road and collided with a streetlight pole.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, is scheduled to deliver Sri Lanka’s National Statement at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York today (28).

A 26-year-old man has been arrested with over 31 grams of 'Ice' (crystal methamphetamine) during a raid near the Muwadhora Uyana housing complex in Grandpass.

The Irrigation Department says water levels in several major reservoirs across the island are gradually returning to normal levels.

Global oil prices rebounded more than 1% on ‌Monday after US President Donald Trump rejected a peace deal from Iran to resolve their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, keeping tensions in the Middle East elevated.

South Korea's presidential ​office on Monday ‌demanded an official explanation and ​apology from ​Ukraine, saying Kyiv unilaterally ⁠disclosed the ​transfer of ​North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea ​despite a ​prior agreement to keep ‌the ⁠matter confidential.

Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala says the government, under the leadership of the President, has been able to take steps towards creating a professional police service and professional police officers.

Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (28), the Department of Meteorology said.

United States President Donald Trump confirmed that he plans to have a dinner meeting with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei on Sunday (Sep 27) night, but reaffirmed his stance against slowing the pace of artificial intelligence development.

President Masoud Pezeshkian has told Al Jazeera that Iran no longer trusts negotiations with the United States after previous rounds of talks were followed by attacks and sanctions, as Tehran awaits a response to its latest proposal to end the war.