Commissioner General of Examinations Indika Kumari Liyanage stated that this year’s Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will be held tomorrow (09) at 2,723 examination centres islandwide.

Human skeletal remains belonging to 501 individuals have been excavated from the mass grave located near the Siththupaththu Cemetery in Chemmani, Jaffna.

According to the National Council for Road Safety, motorcyclists currently account for the highest number of deaths in road accidents.

The Data Protection Authority (DPA) has issued Personal Data Protection Circular No. 01/2026, providing guidance to Ministries, Government Departments, Provincial Councils, Local Authorities, Public Corporations, Statutory Institutions and State-Owned Enterprises

Police have arrested three suspects, including the alleged shooter, in connection with the fatal shooting of a man at a child’s birthday party held at a function hall in Kadirana, Wattala, on July 23.

Thailand's prime minister has vowed to introduce new gun control laws in the wake of a shooting by a teenager on the outskirts of Bangkok that left eight people dead and 22 injured.

Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shani Abeysekara has been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG).

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, according to the Department of Meteorology.

A U.S. federal appeals court ordered President Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to ​stop construction on a $400 million ballroom on the site of the White House's demolished East Wing, dealing the Republican leader a major setback ‌in a case testing his presidential authority.

A special discussion has been held today (07) to strengthen Sri Lanka’s sports tourism sector, identified as a key segment of the country’s tourism industry, and to explore measures for its structural development.

Six suspects have been arrested by the Crimes Prevention Unit of the Mount Lavinia Police in the Gona Kowila area of Rathmalana, along with three swords, three knives, a locally manufactured hand grenade, and sharp weapons.

One inmate was killed and 10 others were injured following the clash between two groups of inmates at the New Magazine Prison in Borella last night (06).

Deputy Minister of Economic Development Nishantha Jayaweera stated that the salaries of Members of Parliament have not been increased, but a certain increase has occurred due to the adjustment of the fuel allowance in line with current market prices.

A preliminary discussion on the modernization of Sri Lanka Post was held this afternoon (07) at the Presidential Secretariat between Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake and officials of the Department of Posts.

The Department of Prisons says an investigation has been launched into the unrest that arose at the Kuruwita Prison and the Pallansena Open-Air Correctional Center in Dalupotha, Negombo.

A special meeting to review the current situation in Sri Lanka's prisons and the measures taken to ensure the safety of inmates was held today (07) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has participated in the International Studies Association (ISA) – South Asia in World Politics (SAWP) Conference 2026, held in Colombo.

Minister of Justice and National Integration, Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara says steps will be taken to restore the possibility of seeking bail from the High Court for certain drug-related offences.