NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is nearing a historic milestone, becoming the first human-made object to travel a distance equivalent to one light-day through space.

Approximately 7,000 doctors are expected to be recruited into the health service over the next three years, Minister of Health Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has announced.

Sri Lanka and the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have explored opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation, with particular emphasis on trade, investment, tourism and connectivity.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (Nov 15) that a supertanker carrying over two million barrels of oil had sunk after it struck a mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.

Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.) has emphasised the importance of school cadet training in developing disciplined, responsible and capable young citizens, highlighting its contribution to national unity and youth development.

The government has allocated a historic Rs. 749 billion for education in the 2027 Budget, marking the largest-ever investment in the country's education sector, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya announced.

Iran launched a drone attack against a US military base in Bahrain on Sunday, its second attempt to target the country in three days.

Development projects announced in the Budget must be implemented in practice rather than remaining mere figures and promises on paper, the leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has stressed.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has reaffirmed the government's commitment to implementing comprehensive education reforms, emphasising that improvements to school curricula must be accompanied by teacher training, infrastructure development and stronger regional education administration.

India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an absconding accused in a Sri Lankan human trafficking case following his deportation from Sri Lanka and handover to Indian authorities.

A suspect identified as ‘Bandaragama Asela’, who allegedly handled the local drug trafficking operations of overseas-based organised criminal Avishka, alias ‘Alpa’, has been arrested by the Panadura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to accelerate ongoing negotiations aimed at expanding bilateral trade and investment, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening economic cooperation and longstanding ties between the two countries.

Almost 1,500 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday, the highest number in a single day since 2020, the EFE news agency reported on Sunday, citing the maritime rescue service.

A 42-year-old Chinese businessman has been arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after attempting to smuggle foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth over Rs. 4.2 million into the country.

The Netherlands Embassy in Sri Lanka has warned that certain parties are misleading individuals by promising fraudulent employment opportunities in the Netherlands.