Sri Lanka and the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh have explored opportunities to strengthen economic cooperation, with particular emphasis on trade, investment, tourism and connectivity.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (Nov 15) that a supertanker carrying over two million barrels of oil had sunk after it struck a mine and caught fire in the Strait of Hormuz.

Deputy Minister of Defence Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.) has emphasised the importance of school cadet training in developing disciplined, responsible and capable young citizens, highlighting its contribution to national unity and youth development.

The government has allocated a historic Rs. 749 billion for education in the 2027 Budget, marking the largest-ever investment in the country's education sector, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya announced.

Iran launched a drone attack against a US military base in Bahrain on Sunday, its second attempt to target the country in three days.

The Central Criminal Investigation Bureau has obtained court approval to detain and question major drug trafficker Shiran Basik for a further 90 days.

Development projects announced in the Budget must be implemented in practice rather than remaining mere figures and promises on paper, the leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa has stressed.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has reaffirmed the government's commitment to implementing comprehensive education reforms, emphasising that improvements to school curricula must be accompanied by teacher training, infrastructure development and stronger regional education administration.

India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested an absconding accused in a Sri Lankan human trafficking case following his deportation from Sri Lanka and handover to Indian authorities.

A suspect identified as ‘Bandaragama Asela’, who allegedly handled the local drug trafficking operations of overseas-based organised criminal Avishka, alias ‘Alpa’, has been arrested by the Panadura Divisional Crime Investigation Unit.

Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to accelerate ongoing negotiations aimed at expanding bilateral trade and investment, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening economic cooperation and longstanding ties between the two countries.

Almost 1,500 migrants arrived in Spain's Canary Islands on Saturday, the highest number in a single day since 2020, the EFE news agency reported on Sunday, citing the maritime rescue service.

A 42-year-old Chinese businessman has been arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after attempting to smuggle foreign-manufactured cigarettes worth over Rs. 4.2 million into the country.

The Netherlands Embassy in Sri Lanka has warned that certain parties are misleading individuals by promising fraudulent employment opportunities in the Netherlands.

The failure to grant salary increments to 1990 Suwa Seriya ambulance service employees since 2018 has emerged as a major challenge to staff retention, with a significant number of trained employees leaving the service to seek better-paying jobs overseas.

A special awareness programme focusing on measures to achieve the behavioural changes envisaged under the Clean Sri Lanka initiative was held at the Temple Trees conference hall complex, with the participation of more than 300 officials and coordinators.

The Executive Director of the Institute of Ocean Resources Analysis (INORA), Ayesh Indranath Ranawaka has issued a statement clarifying the technology behind the ‘Fish App’ mobile application, which has recently become a topic of discussion within Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector and political scene.

Several provinces and districts across the country are expected to experience showers tomorrow (16) under the influence of a depression developing over the Bay of Bengal, the Department of Meteorology has announced.