Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the Uva, Central and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Mullaitivu districts after 2.00 p.m. today (05), the Department of Meteorology said.

Crop damage has been reported across approximately 8,000 to 8,500 acres of cultivated land in Sri Lanka due to the prevailing El Niño conditions affecting the country.

The Supreme Court has ordered former State Minister Premalal Jayasekera, who was sentenced to death with two others by the Ratnapura High Court and was later acquitted by the Court of Appeal following an appeal, to appear before court on October 21, 2026.

One person has reportedly been killed in a shooting incident at Malani Bulathsinghala Mawatha in Boralesgamuwa, a short while ago.

A Gazette notification has been issued imposing maximum retail prices on locally produced canned fish.

The water cut currently affecting parts of Colombo and suburbs due to essential maintenance work at the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant, has been extended until 11.30 p.m. today (04), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

The United National Party (UNP) has strongly condemned the arrest of the National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

World ​food prices rose in August to their highest since late 2022, as adverse weather and ‌war disruption in the Black Sea heightened concern over supply of staples, the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization said on Friday.

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who was remanded until September 18 by the Colombo Chief Magistrate, was escorted out of the court premises and taken to the remand prison, a short while ago.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been granted bail.

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been remanded until September 18, 2026.

Former Minister Johnston Fernando, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court.

Senior Colonel Fu Xiao, Defence Attaché of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sri Lanka, has met with Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, today (04) at the Navy Headquarters.

Drivers in the US are paying more than ever for diesel at the pump as the US-Israel war with Iran continues to hit Americans' wallets.

Oil prices rose on Friday and are on track ​for the steepest weekly ​gain since mid-July as rising tensions and renewed ​U.S.-Iran hostilities heightened concerns over Middle East supply risks.

The ‘IVS TRADER,’ a vessel carrying coal for the Lakvijaya Power Plant in Norochcholai for the second quarter of this year, has arrived in Puttalam.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the North-Central, Eastern provinces and Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and Monaragala districts.

National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been produced before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court , a short while ago.