Sri Lanka has been ranked the world's best island destination to visit in 2026, according to the latest rankings released by international travel publication Big 7 Travel.

Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts today (03), the Department of Meteorology stated.

A man has been rescued alive after being trapped for eight days in the rubble of a building that collapsed after twin earthquakes in Venezuela.

The Court of Appeal has ordered that a petition filed seeking an order to revoke the parliamentary membership of Jaffna District MP Ramanathan Archchuna be taken up for hearing on August 31.

A bomb ​blast at a crowded cafe in central ‌Damascus killed at least five people and wounded 16 others on Thursday, Syrian state media ​reported.

An Extraordinary Gazette Notification has been issued introducing amendments to the food colour-code labelling regulations for sugar-containing liquid food products.

Secretary of the Ministry of Defence of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Lieutenant General (Retd) Muhammad Ali, who is currently in Sri Lanka to participate in the 6th Pakistan-Sri Lanka Armed Forces Defence Dialogue, paid a courtesy call on Defence Secretary

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that all relevant institutions must operate in accordance with a national plan in order to eradicate the drug menace.

The Welfare Benefits Board says that arrangements have been made to credit the payments for the month of June under the “Aswesuma” welfare benefit scheme for senior citizens aged over 70 to beneficiaries’ bank accounts tomorrow (03).

The official launch of the new payment facility enabling the public to make payments to government institutions via bank cards (through POS machines) was held today (02) at the Thimbirigasyaya Divisional Secretariat, under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya.

Eight Buddhist monks were killed and more than 20 others injured after being hit by a pickup truck driven by an 11-year-old boy while on a pilgrimage in Thailand’s northeastern province of Mukdahan, officials said on Thursday.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has directed the Officer-in-Charge of the Police Financial Crimes Investigation Division to make submissions tomorrow regarding a request to release electronic devices seized in connection with the ongoing Krrish transaction investigation.

The India National Men’s Cricket Team is scheduled to tour Sri Lanka in August 2026 for a two-match Test series, as part of the ICC World Test Championship 2025-2027 cycle.

The University of the Visual and Performing Arts in Colombo has been temporarily closed due to an outbreak of dengue and fever, according to the Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The Deputy Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Maha Nikaya, Most Venerable Narampanawe Ananda Thero, has been appointed as the new Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya.