The President’s Office has confirmed that reports circulating on social media claiming that President Anura Kumara Dissanayake was admitted to a private hospital due to a sudden illness are false.

At least 12 people were killed and over 20 others injured after a passenger coach collided head-on with a minibus in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province on Friday, police said.

Two Philippine Air Force trainer aircraft crashed during a training flight at an air base south of the capital Manila, killing four pilots, the military said on Saturday (Oct 24).

Sri Lanka Police has urged the public to exercise extreme caution when interacting with unfamiliar individuals through online platforms, particularly dating applications, as reports of financial fraud linked to such interactions continue to emerge.

SLPP MP Namal Rajapaksa has stated that he is willing to remain in prison for not only 50 days but even 500 days if his imprisonment results in economic relief for the public and the protection of the country’s cultural heritage.

The Acting Commissioner General of Prisons has issued an Extraordinary Gazette notification outlining the procedures to be followed regarding the removal of monastic robes when a Buddhist monk is imprisoned.

Major General Sampath Fernando of the Sri Lanka Artillery has been appointed as the 71st Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, with effect from 27 October 2026.

Typhoon Champi swept past Taiwan on Saturday, killing 1 person and injuring more than 500, downing trees and severing power, as it continued to weaken and head north towards the Chinese coast though it was not expected to make landfall there.

All three generating units at the Norochcholai Coal Power Plant have been successfully reconnected to the national grid following their shutdown in the wake of the islandwide power outage on October 17.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for severe lightning in the Eastern and Uva provinces and the Polonnaruwa District.