Speaker of House Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today (20) informed Parliament that he has received copies of four additional petitions filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

Eight individuals have been arrested while allegedly carrying out excavations in search of archaeological artifacts in Bharathipuram, Kilinochchi.

Gold prices remained near a more than two-month high on Thursday after a surprise U.S. Treasury liquidity support announcement pushed Treasury yields and the dollar lower.

The Bowatenna Reservoir, a key water source supplying the Kala Wewa basin, will be completely drained from August 24 to facilitate essential repair and maintenance work, authorities said.

A foreign-manufactured revolver and 12 live rounds of ammunition have been seized from a house in Mattakkuliya based on information uncovered during an ongoing investigation, police stated.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un later this year, in what would be their first encounter of Trump's second term.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has warned that traders are required to keep proper documents or invoices verifying the source of goods held for sale, storage or distribution.

Three people, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed in a collision between a three-wheeler and a car in Delgoda within the Meegahawatta Police Division yesterday (19).

Paper marking for the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will begin today, the Department of Examinations said.

United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Aug 19) he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous" punishment on any country that helps or does business with the Islamic Republic.

Sri Lanka Police have dismissed as false and baseless claims circulating on social media that an LTTE training camp and a bomb manufacturing facility were operating in Pallai.

Showers can be expected at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (20), the Department of Meteorology has predicted.

The government is prepared to hold a referendum if the Supreme Court determines that one is required to pass the proposed 22nd Constitutional Amendment, Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

The US gross national debt has surged past US$40 trillion for the first time, government data showed on Wednesday (Aug 19), outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.

The second Kumbal Perahera of the historic 2026 Kandy Esala Perahera paraded the streets of Kandy last night (19), showcasing Sri Lanka’s rich cultural heritage.