Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa claims that the Government formulates its policies based on erroneous data.

A decision has been taken to gazette 1,500 hectares of land associated with key water sources and watershed mountain areas belonging to the Department of Forest Conservation in Nuwara Eliya as protected areas.

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) stated that a total of 95,035 dengue cases have been reported across Sri Lanka so far this year, with 72 dengue-related deaths recorded.

Sri Lanka Police says that Red Notices have been issued through Interpol for 236 individuals who have fled the country after allegedly being involved in organized crime, drug trafficking and other criminal activities.

The water level of the Minneriya Reservoir, considered the second-largest reservoir in the Polonnaruwa District, has declined further to 36%.

The All-Island Canteen Owners’ Association has decided to increase the prices of flour-based short eats, including parata and egg roti, by Rs. 5.

The threat ​of a lake formed after a glacier collapse bursting near the China-Nepal border where a devastating ‌flood occurred earlier this week has decreased, Chinese authorities said on Saturday, as its size appears to have shrunk.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Media Director General, Thushara Rodrigo, stated that the Government is monitoring the vessels reportedly anchored near Sri Lanka’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).

Nepal may need $4 billion to $5 billion to rebuild after this week's devastating floods, Finance Minister Swarnim Wagle told Reuters on Saturday, ​a bill equal to nearly a tenth of the ​economy.

Officers from the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) visited the residence of Member of Parliament Ravi Karunanayake on Parliament Road today (29).

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds and rough seas in the sea areas extending from Kankesanturai to Puttalam via Mannar and from Hambantota to Pottuvil.

Nepal Police have just posted official fatality and casualty figures on their X account.

Nepal needs foreign help in specialised and technical areas in which it does not have ‌expertise in the aftermath of the devastating flood that hit its Himalayan border with China this week, but not in search and rescue, its foreign minister told Reuters.

Flour-producing companies have increased the price of wheat flour by Rs. 17 per kilogram.

Rescuers in Nepal and China were still battling Saturday (Aug 29) to locate thousands of people missing days after a deadly, tsunami-like wall of water and debris swept through the Himalayan region, engulfing villages.

Two more Chinese nationals wanted in connection with the assault of three Chinese nationals within the Colombo Port City premises and the subsequent abduction and murder of one of them have been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) in Sigiriya.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that discussions regarding the discontinuation of the ‘Perahera’ should never again arise on the country’s political stage.

A 35-year-old man has died after being clubbed to death following an argument with his brother in the Mahagoda area within the Tangalle Police Division.