Due to heavy rainfall currently being received in the Daduru Oya river basin and catchment areas, two spill gates of the Daduru Oya Reservoir have been opened by one foot each to regulate the inflow of water, according to the Irrigation Department.

Yemen's Houthis ​vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day after a strike ‌that sources said caused extensive damage to the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco.

Sri Lanka is to host the inaugural BIMSTEC Health Ministers’ Meeting and the BIMSTEC Health Secretaries’ Meeting in November, to advance cooperation on pandemic preparedness and the One Health approach, according to Acting Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra.

Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says it is a matter of immense joy to learn that the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has taken steps to overturn the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, who was sentenced to death by a Saudi court.

At least 600,000 people across Ukraine are now without electricity after deadly overnight Russian missile and drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.

A fire has broken out this afternoon (14) in an apartment on the fourth floor of a residential apartment complex located in the Castle Lane area of Bambalapitiya.

The Colombo Stock Exchange’s (CSE) All Share Price Index (ASPI) fell below the 20,000-points mark today (14) for the first time since August 14, 2025, declining by 281.42 points to close at 19,796.06.

The interim report of the special committee appointed to update the rules, regulations and standing orders made under the Prisons Ordinance was handed over to the Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake this morning (14) at the Presidential Secretariat.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has welcomed the decision by the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia to set aside the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa.

Sri Lanka Customs has announced that it has achieved its 2026 revenue target of Rs. 2,207 billion by October 13, 2026.