Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa is scheduled to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (04).

Several parts of the country could receive fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 50 millimetres today (04), with showers and thundershowers expected in several provinces after 2.00 p.m., according to the Department of Meteorology.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team will visit Sri Lanka from September 10 to 23 to hold discussions with government authorities on the combined Seventh Review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) programme and the 2026 Article IV Consultation.

A woman has sustained injuries in a shooting near an apartment complex on 6th Lane, Colpetty, in the early hours of today (4), police said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government will not hesitate to introduce the necessary constitutional amendments to transform Sri Lanka into a peaceful country by preventing drug trafficking and crime.

The deadline for presentation of written submissions in connection with the petitions, filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the 22nd Amendment Bill, ended at 3.00 p.m. today (03).

The Ministry of Education has announced that applications for admission to Grade 6 of schools, based on the results of the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, can be submitted online through relevant school principals.

Another 777 students and teachers contracted food poisoning in ‌Indonesia's Central Java after consuming government-issued free meals, a school principal said on Thursday, bringing the total number of people made ill by the scheme to more than 1,700 within three days.

Statements have been recorded from ten court employees regarding the disappearance of two case files related to two separate cases filed before the Panadura Magistrate’s Court against organised criminal and drug trafficker Salindu Malsitha Gunaratne, also known as “Kudu Salindu”, police said.

Sajeewani Dilka Lakmali Karunanayake was formally sworn in as a Judge of the Court of Appeal before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this evening (03).

Eleven people have been sentenced to death by a court in Vietnam in one of the country's largest drug trafficking cases, state media report.

The Supreme Court has adjourned until tomorrow the further hearing of petitions filed challenging the constitutionality of the Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Bill, recently presented to the Parliament by the government.

The National System Operator (NSO) has urged the public to refrain from flying kites underneath, near or around 220 kV and 132 kV high-voltage transmission lines, towers and grid substations.

Two suspects wanted by Sri Lanka Police in connection with organised crime activities, drug trafficking and illegal possession of firearms have been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) following their deportation from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE).

Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Traffic Control and Road Safety, W. P. J. Senadheera, has stated that causing inconveniences to vehicle drivers by violating the instructions and guidelines issued by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) regarding the inspection

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the North-Central, Eastern provinces and Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Monaragala and Hambantota districts.

The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, Marc-André Franche, has held a meeting with Sri Lanka’s Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara, to discuss ongoing rule of law reforms in Sri Lanka.

The Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure has officially initiated measures to establish 250 king coconut villages across Sri Lanka over a three-year period under the “Ceylon King Coconut Village” national programme.