The All-Island Canteen Owners’ Association has decided to increase the prices of flour-based short eats, including parata and egg roti, by Rs. 5.

The threat ​of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where a devastating ‌flood occurred earlier this week has decreased, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, as its size appears to have shrunk.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Media Director General, Thushara Rodrigo, stated that the Government is monitoring the vessels reportedly anchored near Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Nepal may need $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after this week's devastating floods, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle told Reuters on Saturday, ​a bill equal to nearly a tenth of the ​economy.

Officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) visited the residence of Member of Parliament Ravi Karunanayake on Parliament Road today (29).

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds and rough seas in the sea areas extending from Kankesanturai to Puttalam via Mannar and from Hambantota to Pottuvil.

Nepal Police have just posted official fatality and casualty figures on their X account.

Nepal needs foreign help in specialised and technical areas in which it does not have ‌expertise in the aftermath of the devastating flood that hit its Himalayan border with China this week, but not in search and rescue, its foreign minister told Reuters.

Flour-producing companies have increased the price of wheat flour by Rs. 17 per kilogram.

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday (Aug 29) to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.

Two more Chinese nationals wanted in connection with the assault of three Chinese nationals within the Colombo Port City premises and the subsequent abduction and murder of one of them have been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) in Sigiriya.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that discussions regarding the discontinuation of the ‘Perahera’ should never again arise on the country’s political stage.

A 35-year-old man has died after being clubbed to death following an argument with his brother in the Mahagoda area within the Tangalle Police Division.

A container truck overturned near Gonapola Junction on the Horana-Colombo Road early this morning (29), obstructing one lane of the roadway, according to the Moragahahena Police.

Showers will occur at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, according to the Department of Meteorology.

Indian authorities recovered seven bodies from rivers flowing from Nepal, believed to be victims of devastating floods, officials said Friday, underscoring the scale of the deadly disaster.

Iran condemned the United States' new economic sanctions on Friday as "state terrorism" while ​its supreme leader said he was banning acts that could harm "social cohesion" amid concern that more financial pain could spark unrest at home.

The number of people killed in Nepal has risen to 579, according to the latest release by Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA).