President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Sri Lanka’s health sector is being strengthened under three key areas to ensure healthy lives for all citizens.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN ⁠General Assembly in New York on Tuesday to discuss the next steps in the Iran war, Axios reported ⁠late on Wednesday, citing sources.

The submission of applications for Police Clearance Certificates through the online system has been temporarily suspended due to essential maintenance work being carried out on the Sri Lanka Police Clearance Computer System.

Police have launched an investigation into the death of a man who was allegedly pushed from the upper floor of a hotel near Seeduwa town.

US interest rates have been raised for the first time in more than three years and could be increased further in a bid to slow rising prices.

Railway trade unions have launched a 48-hour strike, effective from midnight yesterday (16), based on several demands including the removal of the current General Manager of Railways.

Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces, today (17), the Department of Meteorology said.

Two people have reportedly died while four others were seriously injured following a fatal road accident in the Mattakkuliya area tonight (16).

Construction of the new four-storey medical ward complex at the District General Hospital in Mullaitivu commenced this afternoon (16) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of Damith Prasad Fonseka, alias ‘Bhootha Kaluwa’, the brother-in-law of alleged organized crime figure ‘Kos Malli’.

U.S. officials met representatives of Yemen's Houthis in Oman over the weekend, five sources familiar with the matter said, ‌days after the Iran-backed militia seized a strategic stretch of the Red Sea coast in a sweeping offensive that routed Saudi-backed forces.

The body of a 27-year-old youth who had gone missing after reportedly falling from Mini World’s End viewpoint in the Knuckles Mountain Range has been recovered.

Businessman Dudley Sirisena has stepped forward to provide Sri Lankan javelin throw champion Rumesh Tharanga with a top-tier javelin set every year.

An alleged accomplice of underworld figure ‘Angoda Priyankara’, who has fled to Dubai, has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in the Nagahamulla area of Wellampitiya.

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has stated that the total number of dengue cases reported in Sri Lanka so far this year has risen to 98,081.