Police have discovered that the driver arrested over the fatal multi-vehicle crash that killed three people in Mattakkuliya yesterday, was driving under the influence of cannabis at the time of the crash, police said.

The US has denied Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas an entry visa to attend the UN General Assembly in New York next week, two Palestinian sources have told the BBC.

A police investigation has been launched after a man was found dead under suspicious circumstances on an abandoned plot of land across the canal near Ilimba Junction in the Horana Police Division.

An office assistant attached to the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court has been arrested by investigating officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting and accepting a Rs. 500 bribe to provide a copy of a court judgment.

A case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) against former Navy Commander, Admiral of the Fleet Wasantha Karannagoda and Yoshitha Rajapaksa over a corruption allegation was taken up before the Colombo High Court today (17).

The Federation of University Teachers' Associations (FUTA) says no solution was reached during discussions with Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Dr. Harini Amarasuriya regarding issues affecting the university system.

Australia will stop foreign students from bringing their partners and children to accompany them while they study and tighten rules for temporary migrants ​to switch visas, media reported on Thursday, ahead of a minister's ‌speech on immigration changes.

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) account for 80% of all deaths in Sri Lanka, with High blood pressure and Diabetes being among the leading causes, Secretary to the Ministry of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Anil Jasinghe, said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that Sri Lanka’s health sector is being strengthened under three key areas to ensure healthy lives for all citizens.

U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to meet Gulf leaders on the sidelines of the UN ⁠General Assembly in New York on Tuesday to discuss the next steps in the Iran war, Axios reported ⁠late on Wednesday, citing sources.

The submission of applications for Police Clearance Certificates through the online system has been temporarily suspended due to essential maintenance work being carried out on the Sri Lanka Police Clearance Computer System.

Police have launched an investigation into the death of a man who was allegedly pushed from the upper floor of a hotel near Seeduwa town.

Despite several railway trade unions launching a 48-hour strike from midnight yesterday (16), all office trains are presently operating as usual, Sri Lanka Railways said.

US interest rates have been raised for the first time in more than three years and could be increased further in a bid to slow rising prices.

Railway trade unions have launched a 48-hour strike, effective from midnight yesterday (16), based on several demands including the removal of the current General Manager of Railways.

Showers will occur at times in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces, today (17), the Department of Meteorology said.

Two people have reportedly died while four others were seriously injured following a fatal road accident in the Mattakkuliya area tonight (16).

Construction of the new four-storey medical ward complex at the District General Hospital in Mullaitivu commenced this afternoon (16) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.