The National Council for Road Safety says that despite the enforcement of the mandatory seat belt law for vehicles using expressways effective from today (20), a grace period of three more months has been given for vehicles not equipped with seat belts when manufactured.

The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) has presented a comprehensive position paper on strengthening governance in Sri Lanka’s social security institutions to the Minister of Labour, Mr. Anil Jayantha Fernando.

Japan will raise visa fees for foreign nationals from next month, marking the first increase in nearly 50 years, authorities said.

The body of a 23-year-old married woman has been discovered in her bedroom in the Warapitiya area in Kundasale, Kandy.

The National Council for Road Safety has announced that the mandatory seat belt law will be strictly enforced effective from today (20).

Passenger train services between Nanu Oya and Badulla stations on the Upcountry railway line resumed today (20) after being suspended for seven months due to the damage caused by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..

Australia will do all it can to curb any spread of H5N1 bird flu, Prime Minister Anthony ​Albanese said on Saturday, as the first mainland infection was confirmed ‌in a seabird a day after being detected in a remote southwestern region. MORE..

At ​least five people were killed ‌in Israeli air strikes and drone attacks in southern Lebanon on Saturday, ​Lebanese state media reported, just ​hours after a ceasefire between ⁠Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah ​group took effect. MORE..

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says it is further studying the possibility of removing the existing QR code fuel quota system, which was introduced to manage fuel supplies amidst global tensions. MORE..

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya states that the Government has already allocated substantial funds for future development activities, including the restoration of areas damaged by Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..

The Commissioner General of Examinations A. K. S. Indika Kumari Liyanage announced that a total of 11,790 candidates have obtained ‘A’ passes for all subjects in the 2025 G.C.E. Ordinary Level (O/L) Examination. MORE..

One person was killed and several others injured when ​two trains collided about 60 miles (100 km) north ‌of London, British Transport Police said on Friday. MORE..

A woman was killed and nearly 1,700 tourists were evacuated due to a large ​fire at a hotel in the Dominican beach resort of Bayahibe, local ‌authorities said on Friday. MORE..

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon on ​Friday after an escalation in fighting there jeopardised the chances of an interim agreement on ending the war in Iran turning into a lasting Middle East peace deal. MORE..

Several spells of showers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts today (20), the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..

A 38-year-old man travelling in a three-wheeler has been arrested by the Special Operations Unit of the Gonahena Police Special Task Force (STF) in the Kandaliyadda Paluwa area of Ganemulla while transporting a stock of ‘Ice’ (crystal methamphetamine) narcotics ...MORE..

A 24-year-old Dominican national has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a stock of Hashish weighing 37 kilograms and 675 grams into the country. MORE..

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage continued his impressive form to secure a dominant win in the men’s javelin throw competition at the Doha Diamond League 2026 in Qatar on Friday.