Due to the prevailing heavy rainfall, the Irrigation Engineer’s Office in charge of the Deduru Oya Reservoir took measures to open two spill gates of the reservoir by one foot each last night (07).

An individual has been arrested by Peliyagoda Police in the Ja-Ela area while in possession of over 4.5 kilograms of ‘Ice’ (crystal methamphetamine), police said.

Montana Governor Greg Gianforte, accompanied by First Lady Susan Gianforte and a delegation from the state of Montana, will visit Sri Lanka tomorrow (09) to expand opportunities for American agricultural exports and deepen security cooperation

The Sri Lankan Bhikkhu Association in Europe has submitted a letter to the Commissioner General of Prisons requesting legal provisions to allow incarcerated Buddhist monks to wear their monastic robes,

The members of the opposition have signed a no-confidence motion against Speaker of Parliament Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne today (08).

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, Northern, North-central and Southern provinces.

The Central Criminal Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has been declared a place of detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) through an Extraordinary Gazette notification.

The bodies of two elderly women, who are suspected to have been murdered, have been found in the backyard of a house in the Ginigala area of Habaraduwa.

The US Department of Homeland Security has proposed that international students pay ‌at least $70,000 in training fees if they want to work in the country, according to a government notice posted online on Wednesday, part of the Trump administration's wider crackdown on foreign visa holders.

Saudi Arabia’s authorities must urgently overturn the death sentence issued against a migrant worker on charges of “blasphemy”, Amnesty International said in a statement.

A shortage of psychiatrists is currently prevailing in the country, Consultant Psychiatrist at the National Hospital of Sri Lanka, Professor Chathurie Suraweera, said.

A 21-year-old student of the University of Kelaniya has been killed in a motorcycle accident in the Waskaduwa area of Kalutara this morning (08).

Oil prices rose on Thursday on persistent worries about supply from the key Middle East producing region amid an increase in attacks on shipping in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz.

Sri Lanka’s official reserve assets declined by 1.1% to USD 6,851 million in September 2026, compared with USD 6,929 million in August 2026, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

A person who allegedly aided and abetted the preparation of forged documents and a fake passport to facilitate the overseas travel of the main suspect wanted in connection with the shooting incident of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, Thalangama, has been arrested...

A suspect has been arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting a recent shooting incident that claimed the life of an individual in the Weligama area of Ahungalla.

National People's Power (NPP) Parliamentarian Chandana Sooriyaarachchi has been arrested by the Athurugiriya Police for allegedly causing a vehicle accident at Panagoda last night (07), Police said.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who was remanded in custody, is being held under special security at the Magazine Prison in Welikada, the Department of Prisons said.