Grama Niladhari Officers have decided not to report for duty islandwide tomorrow (10) and the following day (11), by reporting sick leave, citing the failure of authorities to increase their travel allowance and several other demands.

Four people were killed in a helicopter crash on Saturday (August 8, 2026) in Rio de Janeiro, including three Colombian tourists from the same family, the country's consul told AFP.

A 22-year-old motorcyclist has died in a road accident in the Pahala Katugampala area of Giriulla.

Police say 437 suspects have been arrested during daily search operations launched island wide to apprehend individuals involved in criminal activities and drug-related offences.

A man has been arrested by the Western Province South Crime Division for allegedly printing counterfeit currency notes.

Iran’s Mehr news agency has put out a fresh 12-second video clip of Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, days after reports emerged claiming his health had taken a serious turn...

The Department of Meteorology has issued a “Red” level advisory for strong winds and rough seas for sea areas extending from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with a hand grenade attack at a residence in the Gnanendra Road in Rathmalana, police said.

The 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination is scheduled to be held today (09) at 2,723 examination centers across the island.

The Derana–Signal Colombo International Kite Festival is all set to be held today (9) at Galle Face Green in Colombo.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts, today (09), the Department of Meteorology said.

The death toll from ​a school shooting in ‌Thailand rose to nine on Saturday, ​after police said ​a 12-year-old girl caught ⁠up in Friday's ​incident had died.

Sri Lanka Police stated that the groups responsible for initiating clashes at the Kuruwita, Pallansena, and New Magazine prisons, where incidents of unrest were reported recently, have been identified.

Iran said on Saturday that a deal with Oman on control of the Strait of Hormuz was close but would not be enough to free up ​the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran had hit another ship there.

Police officers have arrested two suspects who were allegedly trying to deliver drugs and other contraband to inmates at the Magazine Prison in Borella by throwing them over the prison wall.

At least eight people were killed and 10 others injured Saturday after a private bus skidded off the road and fell onto a lower road in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, police said.

India and Sri Lanka on Friday reviewed bilateral cooperation in the power sector at a meeting in New Delhi.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) stated that the country’s total official foreign reserves stood at USD 6,591 million at the end of July.