LAUGFS Gas PLC has increased the price of its 12.5 kg domestic LPG cylinder by Rs. 1,775, raising the price from Rs. 4,965 to Rs. 6,740 with effect from midnight today (13).

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today (12) presented the 2027 Budget in Parliament, projecting the country's budget deficit at Rs. 1.753 trillion, equivalent to 4.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

According to the 2027 Budget proposals, steps have been taken to provide school students over the age of 18 with an opportunity to invest in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE),

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said their forces had targeted a US early warning radar system in Bahrain, with the US military saying it shot down two Iranian drones targeting the Gulf island on Friday (Nov 13).

A preliminary discussion and field inspection on the feasibility of establishing an AI-powered early warning system in Sri Lanka to mitigate human-elephant conflict were held yesterday (13) in the Galgamuwa area.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that the water supply to several areas in Kelaniya and Gampaha will be suspended for 13 hours and 30 minutes today (14).

A 30-year-old suspect accused of aiding and abetting the murder of a restaurant owner and his wife was arrested in the Kalutara area last evening (13), police said.

A 51-year-old man and his 9-year-old son died after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a van in the Kanavampudi Junction area within the Chavakachcheri Police Division last night (13), police said.

Some 130 people on a cruise ship docked in New Orleans have been rescued after it was struck by a tanker.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an illegally assembled jeep allegedly manufactured using forged documents, the Police Media Division said.