Sri Lanka has recorded a total of 105,097 dengue cases so far this year, with 79 deaths reported, according to the National Dengue Control Unit.

Top officials from Mecca Pact countries Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are to meet Iran's leaders in Tehran on Monday in their first high-level contact since the kingdom became a pressure point in the wider Iran conflict.

Provincial Directors and Provincial Secretaries of Education have been empowered to make decisions regarding the opening or closure of schools in their respective areas in response to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, the Ministry of Education said.

The Irrigation Department says 16 spill gates of the Rajanganaya Reservoir are to be opened to release more than 15,000 cubic feet of water per second into the Kala Oya.

A new initiative has been launched to make efficient use of public and private wells, reservoirs, streams and other groundwater sources in the Western Province to meet the water needs of the public.

Newly elected Brazil's left-wing President Lula has been addressing his supporters in São Paulo and thanking them for their support, which he said made it possible for him to recover from his defeat in the first round of the election to go on to win in the run-off.

Due to the heavy rainfall received in the upper catchment areas of the Mahaweli River during the past few hours, there is a risk of a minor flood situation occurring in the low-lying areas adjacent to the Mahaweli River...

The Department of Irrigation has warned that minor flooding may occur in the Kalu Ganga basin due to prevailing adverse weather conditions.

Over the past 24 hours, heavy rainfall has been reported across many parts of the island, with the highest rainfall recorded in the Karandipowal area of the Puttalam District, the Department of Meteorology said.

A 24-year-old Indian national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake while attempting to smuggle a stock of ‘Kush’ narcotics.

The Supreme Court has ordered the release on bonds of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and three other respondents who had failed to pay the full compensation ordered by the court in connection with the importation of substandard medicines.

Sri Lanka’s President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has congratulated Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on his victory in Brazil’s presidential election, describing the result as a defeat for corruption, political division and misinformation.

Two passengers have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake for attempting to smuggle foreign-manufactured cigarettes out of the airport.

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has updated its landslide warning notice amid the prevailing adverse weather conditions.

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red Warning for strong winds and rough seas for multi-day fishing vessels operating in the deep and shallow sea areas of the Bay of Bengal.

The second generator of the Norochcholai Lakvijaya Coal Power Plant has been shut down for maintenance work.

Spill gates of several reservoirs have been opened amid heavy rainfall prevailing across the country.

At least five individuals have been injured and hospitalised following a collision between a tipper truck and a bus near the Kathaluwa Bridge in Ahangama.