A powerful earthquake that killed at least 61 people in the Philippines this week raised the seabed by as much as 2m, exposing coral and harming marine life, the environment department said on Sunday (Jun 14).

Sri Lanka is unlikely to experience a severe impact from the global El Niño weather phenomenon, according to the Director of the Climate Change Secretariat, Leel Randeni.

An individual has been arrested in Kuliyapitiya after police uncovered a container carrying motorcycle chassis and engines, along with a stock of high-value imported liquor.

A Qatari delegation headed by an advisor to the country's foreign minister arrived in Tehran on Sunday to advance negotiations between Iran and the US, according to Iran's semi-official news agency ISNA.

The number of patients being hospitalized due to viral illnesses, including dengue fever, has increased significantly, according to the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA).

Sri Lanka has secured more than US$ 1.85 billion in foreign loans since the current government came to power, according to information disclosed in Parliament.

The release of the 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) examination results is likely to be delayed, according to the Department of Examinations.

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The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for strong winds and rough seas for sea areas extending from Kalpitiya to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle and Hambantota.

Sri Lanka could experience increased rainfall and possible flooding in some parts of the country during October and November due to the developing El Niño climate phenomenon, according to the Department of Meteorology.

Parents are advised to remain vigilant as several illnesses are currently spreading among children, according to Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children in Colombo.

A former monk, identified as Rajangane Saddharathana, who had been expelled from the Buddhist monastic order, has been assaulted by two unidentified individuals, police said.

Two wild elephants have died after being electrocuted in the Okkampitiya area in Buttala.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated that the "strands" of a new world order could be woven at the G7 Summit, set to be hosted by France in the spa town of Evian from June 15 to 17.

A probe has been launched by the Pamunugama Police following information that an unidentified body had washed ashore at the Uswetakeiyawa beach area in Pamunugama.

U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement ​to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.

Police have arrested three suspects in connection with separate incidents involving the theft of telecommunications cables in the Ragama and Moratuwa areas.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (14), the Department of Meteorology said.