The Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has called for measures to address teacher shortages and strengthen the quality of Sri Lanka’s education system.

The Archdiocese of Colombo has reaffirmed its commitment to seeking justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, while stating that it does not support the imposition of the death penalty.

At least 13 people have been killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on the Russian republic of Tatarstan, officials have said.

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Governance, Justice and Civil Protection has called for stronger drug rehabilitation programmes as a measure to reduce overcrowding in prisons across the country.

At least 12 people were killed and eight remained missing as of Monday morning in the Philippines due to floods and landslides triggered by the combined effects of the southwest monsoon and Tropical Cyclones Kujira and Dolphin.

Ishara Sewwandi, a suspect arrested in connection with the murder of Ganemulla Sanjeewa, has been remanded until August 21 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

A special Sri Lankan police team has left Malaysia to bring back three suspects arrested there, including alleged organized crime figure Danushka Kaushalya, alias “Ratmalane Saima,” police sources said.

Showers are expected at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts tomorrow (11), the Department of Meteorology stated.

A small boat has crossed the English Channel carrying 230 people, the largest-ever recorded number to make the journey in a single vessel.

The Parliamentary Committee on Ways and Means has stressed the need to expand Sri Lanka’s tax base, improve tax compliance and increase the use of digital technology to strengthen the country’s tax system.

The Ministry of Health has donated another mobile bus to the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to support the ongoing random drug testing programme aimed at ensuring a safer and more regulated public transport system.

Construction of commercial-scale battery energy storage systems planned at 16 power transmission substations across the country is nearing completion.

Attorney-at-Law Sagara Kariyawasam, the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), who was arrested by the Central Criminal Investigation Bureau (CCIB) earlier today (10), is currently being taken to the Kaduwela Magistrate’s Court.

A close relative of underworld figure Kanjipani Imran was shot dead near the BCC Bridge in Maligawatte a short while ago, police said.

The Ceylon Teachers' Union (CTU) has urged authorities to take immediate action to ensure justice for students following an incident in which the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination paper was handed to students late at a school in Kegalle.