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).

A Myanmar military airstrike on a camp housing people displaced by the civil war killed 12 people in the westernmost state of Rakhine, witnesses and a rescue worker said on Saturday (Nov 14).

An Early Landslide Warning – Level 1 (Yellow - Be Vigilant) has been issued, effective from 4:00 p.m. today (14) until 4:00 p.m. tomorrow (15).

France faces more rallies on Saturday (Nov 14), with demonstrators venting frustrations ranging from inflation to opposition to a new police bill at the latest protests.

The Department of Meteorology has announced that the low-pressure area located in the Bay of Bengal, east of Sri Lanka, was situated approximately 650 km east of Batticaloa.

The Public Health Inspectors’ Union of Sri Lanka has stated that the services of Public Health Inspectors (PHIs) have been overlooked in the 2027 Budget proposals.

The All Ceylon Restaurant Owners’ Association has decided to increase the prices of short eats, fried rice and kottu following the recent increase in Laugfs Gas prices.

A total of 23 major reservoirs and 15 medium-scale reservoirs managed by the Department of Irrigation are currently spilling over.

Litro Gas Lanka Limited accounts for 90% of Sri Lanka’s domestic gas market, filling approximately two million gas cylinders per month, Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development Sunil Handunneththi has stated.

Former Minister Kanchana Wijesekera has ruled out any possibility of returning to politics, stating that he has moved on from political life and is satisfied with his current career in the corporate sector.