A total of 47,530 dengue cases and 29 related deaths have been reported across Sri Lanka so far this year, according to the latest data released by the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU). MORE..

A Police Inspector attached to the Kalutara Special Crime Investigation Unit has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over allegations of soliciting a bribe of Rs. 1 million from a businessman. MORE..

The Colombo High Court today upheld the prison sentence imposed on the General Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena (BBS), Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, by the Colombo Magistrate's Court.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a 24-hour water supply interruption in several areas due to essential maintenance work on the main water supply line from Labugama and Kalatuwawa to Maharagama.

Iran's Parliament Speaker has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will never return to the way it operated before the war, signalling Tehran's intention to take firm control of one of the world's most strategically vital shipping lanes.

Former Justice Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe has alleged that the incumbent government has no intention of repealing the controversial Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA).

Two suspects have been arrested after police uncovered two cannabis cultivations during a raid carried out in the Aluthwela area by officers attached to the Wellawaya Police Station.

Three individuals allegedly broke open a safe at a rural bank in Koralaima, Moragahahena, and fled with a stock of gold jewellery, according to the Police.

The Pentagon has told senators it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the U.S. war against Iran, adding to what is already a sizable military spending boost being sought by President Donald Trump.

Two people have died in separate road accidents reported in Kokkuvil and Kilinochchi areas, according to police.

The Committee on Public Finance (COPF) is scheduled to reconvene today (23) to examine the disappearance of US$2.5 million in funds belonging to the Treasury allegedly due to theft by cyber criminals.

Iran has denied a claim by Vice-President JD Vance that it will allow nuclear inspectors back into the country, after the first round of talks between Washington and Tehran to reach a final deal to end the war.

Three suspects have been arrested by Bogaswewa Police for allegedly carrying out illegal excavations in search of archeological artifacts within the Semamadhu Reserve area.

A two-year-old girl has reportedly died after falling into an unprotected well in the Dharmapuram Police Division.

A foreign-manufactured pistol and five rounds of 9mm ammunition have been recovered in the Meetiyagoda area based on information revealed during the interrogation of a suspect arrested with Crystal Methamphetamine, commonly known as ‘Ice’, police said.

At least 18 people died in France, including two children left in a hot car, as a ​heatwave hung over Europe, smashing temperature records in several cities on Monday.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (23), the Department of Meteorology said.

The United States Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, Paul Kapur today announced that the US will provide Fleet Broadband satellite communications technology to the Sri Lanka Navy, strengthening maritime connectivity along some of the world’s busiest shipping routes.