Police have arrested the suspected gunman linked to the fatal shooting of a man in Wettumakada, Kalutara, last week.

The United States is planning to impose new tariffs on at least 60 trading partners for alleged failures to act against forced labour, as the Donald Trump administration seeks to rebuild its tariff agenda following legal setbacks.

Police have launched an investigation following a complaint regarding a fisherman who went missing while aboard a fishing vessel that departed from the Hikkaduwa Fishing Harbour.

Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and two military officers have been barred from travelling overseas in connection with ongoing investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks.

Kuwait’s international airport was damaged by Iranian drones early Wednesday, according to the country’s civil aviation authority.

The selling rate of the US dollar has surpassed the Rs. 337 mark, according to the latest daily exchange rates issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

A suspect has been arrested following a shooting incident that occurred in Mudunkotuwa, Kiriella, this morning (03).

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has raised concerns over the alleged attempt to increase the age of retirement of Judges of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.

A total of four individuals have been arrested for the possession of 19 locally manufactured revolvers in Dematagoda.

The Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), together with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment and Chairman of the District Development Committee (DDC),

Around 22 workers have been hospitalised following a fire that broke out this morning (03) at a garment factory in Embilipitiya.

Severe tropical storm Jangmi ripped across Japan on Wednesday (Jun 3) morning, with fierce winds and torrential rain disrupting transport and businesses, and knocking out power for tens of thousands of homes.

The government is considering importing rice based on the country’s requirement, Minister of Trade Wasantha Samarasinghe said.

The US$ 695 million disbursement to Sri Lanka under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Extended Fund Facility program has been credited to the Treasury.

Sri Lanka has made progress toward joining the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath said, noting that Australia and New Zealand have expressed support for the country’s bid.

Oil prices climbed more than 1 per cent in early trade on Wednesday as hostilities in the Middle East erupted anew with Iran firing missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain, while diplomatic talks between Iran and the United States showed little progress.

A 20-year-old youth has been killed in a tractor-related accident in Kurusuttikulam within the Kanakarayankulam Police Division, police said.

More than 360 incidents related to online financial fraud have been reported over the past month, according to the Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (SLCERT).