President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the Anuradhapura Sacred City this afternoon to inspect the progress of the proposed Sacred Area Development Project, which aims to improve infrastructure and visitor facilities while preserving the historic and religious significance of the ancient city.

A case relating to a reference made by the Colombo Fort Magistrate to the Court of Appeal over alleged contempt of court by Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera, former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, Udaya Gammanpila, Asanka Navarathne and Sugeeshwara Bandara was taken up again today (23).

A fire broke out at a shop in Nittambuwa town at around 7.30 p.m. today (23), according to the Nittambuwa Police.

The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has extended the landslide early warning issued due to prevailing heavy rainfall, with the warning remaining in effect until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow (24).

The Department of Examinations has announced the dates for the practical examinations in aesthetic subjects for the 2026 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination.

One person has been killed and four others wounded in a gun attack in a Parisian suburb which police have said they are treating as a terrorist incident.

India’s Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) detained four people, including three Sri Lankan nationals and a woman from Tamil Nadu, near the Rajjanwa checkpost along the India-Nepal border in Bahraich district, Indian media reported today.

Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake, today provided a clarification in Parliament regarding the process for Sri Lankan citizens living abroad to obtain and use driving licenses within the country.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red-level warning for strong winds and rough seas for multi-day fishing boats operating in the deep-sea areas of the Bay of Bengal.

Train services between Rambukkana-Peradeniya and Gampola will be temporarily suspended on October 24 and 25, to carry out restoration work following an earth slip near the Kadugannawa Railway Station, the Railway Department has announced.

The low-pressure area that was located near Sri Lanka is moving westwards, away from the island, according to the Department of Meteorology.

The Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court today rejected a motion filed seeking to withdraw an order issued yesterday prohibiting a group of Buddhist monks from continuing to occupy the vicinity near the Buddha statue at Viharamahadevi Park

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a “full lockdown” of the occupied West Bank on Friday after Israel’s military said it killed two Palestinians accused of launching a shooting attack that injured five people near the city of Hebron.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has urged his eldest son, Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, to place his trust in the judiciary and refrain from exacting political revenge, in a letter addressed to the latter while he remains in remand custody.

Aggamaha Panditha Senior Professor Most Ven. Dr. Gallelle Sumanasiri Thera has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka.

Hambantota International Port Group (HIPG) stated that it welcomes the prospect of a sustained return of container shipping through the Red Sea and Suez Canal,

The Chairman of the Kirinda Puhulwella Pradeshiya Sabha, which is controlled by the National People’s Power (NPP), and four other were arrested by police yesterday (22) in connection with an incident of alleged unlawful confinement

The Opposition has called for the appointment of a Special Parliamentary Select Committee to uncover the circumstances surrounding the death of the tusker ‘Kawanthissa’, a national natural heritage of Sri Lanka,