A house belonging to a police officer in the Walawala area of Beliatta has been reportedly targeted in a shooting incident.

The number of dengue cases reported so far this year has risen to 79,016, the National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) has confirmed.

The 769th Esala Perahera of the historic Sri Uthpalawanna Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya in Devinuwara will commence today (23) and continue until August 5 amid heightened security.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath has met U.S. Ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asia Sergio Gor, with discussions focused on strengthening cooperation between the two countries.

The Court of Appeal today (23) has dismissed, without taking it up for hearing, a writ petition seeking an order to postpone the 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, scheduled to be held next month, by two months.

Traffic along the Hatton–Colombo main road in the Malliappuwa area has been severely disrupted this morning (23) after a large tree collapsed onto the road.

Iranian drone attacks on CIA facilities in the Gulf have prompted U.S. intelligence analysts to investigate whether Russia assisted by providing targeting information or ​advanced drone technology, said four people familiar with U.S. intelligence.

A firearm has been discovered inside a house during a special inspection carried out in Pelawatte, Battaramulla as part of the National Dengue Control Programme.

The El Niño phenomenon has intensified and its peak could occur earlier than previously forecast in Sri Lanka, Minister of Environment Dr. Dammika Patabendi has warned.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath met Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman on the sidelines of the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) meeting in Manila, the Philippines.

A private hospital in Jaffna has been fined Rs. 3 million by the Jaffna Magistrate’s Court for charging patients above the approved maximum fee for a medical test.

The car allegedly used by unidentified gunmen who opened fire at a house near the Dewundara Devalaya in Matara has been found in Dikwella.

A Malaysian national has been arrested by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), for allegedly attempting to smuggle a stock of foreign-manufactured cigarettes valued at Rs. 4.95 million.

Oil prices rose more than 1.5 per cent to their highest in more than six weeks on Thursday (Jul 23), with the United States launching a new round of strikes on Iran and Yemen's Houthis targeting oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath is scheduled to participate in the 33rd ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ministerial Meeting and the commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) in Manila, Philippines, from July 23 to 24.

Leaders of opposition political parties are scheduled to meet this afternoon (23) to discuss the government’s proposal to extend the retirement age of judges.

The Iranian-aligned Houthis on Thursday claimed military strikes on two Saudi oil tankers as part of a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, further raising the risk of a second chokehold on world oil supplies at the Red Sea in coordination with Iran's attempt to control the Strait of Hormuz.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to take the strongest possible measures to protect the rapidly developing Northern and Eastern coastlines and ordered strict legal action against unauthorized constructions that damage coastal areas.