Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has returned to Sri Lanka after concluding her official visit to Bhutan, where she attended the 2026 Global Summit on Conscious Food Systems.

A series of public rallies attended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to commence today (06).

The 80th anniversary of the United National Party (UNP) falls today (06).

A total of 41 suspects, including five women, have been arrested by Teldeniya Police after raiding an illegal “Facebook party” in the Victoria area of Teldeniya, during which illicit narcotics were also seized.

The US and Iran traded retaliatory attacks on ships on Saturday, in the latest round of strikes since fighting flared up a week ago following a month of relative calm.

US President Donald Trump's top negotiators have met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, as efforts to end the war in Ukraine gather pace.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in Uva, Central and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Mullaittivu districts after 2.00 p.m, today (06), the Department of Meteorology said.

Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage capped a sensational season by winning the men’s javelin throw at the Diamond League Final 2026 in Brussels this morning (05), becoming the first Sri Lankan to win the title.

The US military says it has hit three Iran-linked oil tankers after ballistic missiles were launched towards two of its warships in the region.

The Ministry of Education has stated that the promotion and use of drugs and alcohol are strictly prohibited at any event organized using a school crest.

There will be no change in the domestic refill prices of LAUGFS Gas for the month of September, the company announced today.

The Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) has denied all the allegations levelled against its National Organiser, MP Namal Rajapaksa, who was arrested and remanded yesterday in connection with the controversial Airbus deal.

U.S. special representatives Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner landed in Moscow on Saturday for talks on how to end the ‌war in Ukraine, where they were met by Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev.

The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN), during its routine maritime surveillance and patrol operations, today (September 5) provided urgent humanitarian assistance to a group of 8 individuals, including four women and three children, found stranded on a remote sandbank off Thalaimannar.

Two youths have drowned while bathing in the Nanu Oya canal, which flows from Nuwara Eliya towards the Kotmale Reservoir, said Ada Derana reporter.

A pilot project has been launched to introduce Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to intercity private buses, with the aim of enhancing the safety of both passengers and drivers.

A Chinese national was pulled alive from a ​tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, ​the authorities said, 10 days ⁠after a wall of ice, ​rock and mud tore through a ​Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,600 missing.

An Iranian tanker ‌was hit by U.S. forces on Saturday near Iran's key oil export hub, Kharg Island, in the Gulf, the semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim reported.