The state of emergency declared following the impact of Cyclone Ditwah in Sri Lanka will not be extended beyond this month, Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

The Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has ordered former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay to provide the passwords to his mobile phone and laptop to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to facilitate further investigations. MORE..

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved USD 150 million in financing to support Sri Lanka’s reform agenda aimed at boosting investment, strengthening competitiveness, and creating jobs. MORE..

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the proposal submitted by the Minister of Transport, Highways, and Urban Development to revise bus fares.

The United Nations Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture (SPT) has concluded its second official visit to Sri Lanka.

Spain saw more than 1,000 heat-related deaths in June, making it the deadliest June since records began in 2015 after an extraordinary month of extreme temperatures, according to excess mortality data released Wednesday. MORE..

Vice Admiral Damian Fernando has assumed office as the 27th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy today (01).

Based on the current assessment of the El Niño situation, there is a 63% probability of a strong El Niño event in Sri Lanka and a 33% probability of a weak event, according to officials.

The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters’ Association (SLSMA) has stated that, although more than a month has passed since the completion of reconstruction work on the Talaimannar railway line,

Issues faced by the farming community have escalated into a national-level crisis that requires urgent government attention, the leader of the Sarvajana Balaya, Parliamentarian Dilith Jayaweera has stated.

Seven people were killed and 22 more injured after a sleeper bus they were travelling in collided with a trailer and then burst into flames on the Delhi-Mumbai expressway near Rajasthan's Dausa.

The former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS), Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay, has called off his hunger strike.

Former private secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, political activist Sugeeshwara Bandara, has been further remanded until July 08 after being produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.

The United States has started deporting migrants to a sparsely populated archipelago in the tropical Pacific, the island nation of Palau told AFP on Wednesday (Jul 1).

The Sri Lankan Rupee, which had been depreciating against the US dollar, has marginally strengthened today (01).