Vacancies within key child protection institutions are leading to delays in delivering justice in complaints and court cases involving children, the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs stated.

An individual has died while another has gone missing after the duo drowned while swimming in the Koggala Oya in Galle.

The government is considering introducing taxes on online betting activities in the near future, according to Deputy Minister of Industries Chathuranga Abeysinghe.

The Global Sri Lankan Forum has called on the President to urgently intervene on humanitarian grounds regarding the deteriorating health condition of former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has visited Kandy this morning (21) in connection with a series of religious observances organized to mark the birth anniversary of late former President Ranasinghe Premadasa, which falls on June 23.

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has issued a statement saying there is no need to revise the dates of the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination, as students have been provided with sufficient time to prepare.

A further 17 individuals directly connected to various criminal incidents have been arrested under the special island wide crime and drug prevention operation being conducted by the police.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek ​a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran's claims that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.

A Chinese businessman has been arrested by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake, earlier today (21) while attempting to smuggle a large consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes into the country.

British ‌Prime Minister Keir Starmer is ‌expected to resign and set out a timetable for his departure, the ‌Observer ‌newspaper ⁠reports.

A suspect who was allegedly excavating land in search of archaeological artifacts has been arrested by police.

U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Saturday that no ​toll will be charged ‌for passage through the Strait of Hormuz during or after the ​60-day interim ceasefire with Iran — ​unless the U.S. imposes one ⁠should peace talks fail.

Sri Lanka Police have announced a series of special security and public safety measures ahead of the Poson festival...

Four individuals have been remanded in custody for allegedly obstructing police duties in the Deraniyagala area.

Negotiators from the United States and Iran were set to start peace talks in Switzerland on Sunday, even as U.S. officials disputed Iranian claims about closing the key ​Strait of Hormuz.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation led by IMF Mission Chief for Sri Lanka, Evan Papageorgiou, is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka from June 24 to 30 for a staff-level mission aimed at reviewing the country’s ongoing economic reform programme.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (21), the Departmetn of Meterology said.

A high-level Iranian team departed for Switzerland on Saturday for talks ‌with the United States, Iranian state media reported, while U.S. Vice President JD Vance indicated he would set off soon for meetings that Pakistan said will begin on Sunday.