At least 27 people have been injured and admitted to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital following a head-on collision between two private buses in the Dessford area along the Nanu Oya–Talawakelle road.

Iran's navy and Revolutionary Guards said on Saturday (Nov 14) that fires had broken out on a total of three oil tankers that struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz, where Tehran has restricted navigation.

According to the 2027 Budget proposals, steps have been taken to provide school students over the age of 18 with an opportunity to invest in the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE),

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said their forces had targeted a US early warning radar system in Bahrain, with the US military saying it shot down two Iranian drones targeting the Gulf island on Friday (Nov 13).

A preliminary discussion and field inspection on the feasibility of establishing an AI-powered early warning system in Sri Lanka to mitigate human-elephant conflict were held yesterday (13) in the Galgamuwa area.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that the water supply to several areas in Kelaniya and Gampaha will be suspended for 13 hours and 30 minutes today (14).

A 30-year-old suspect accused of aiding and abetting the murder of a restaurant owner and his wife was arrested in the Kalutara area last evening (13), police said.

A 51-year-old man and his 9-year-old son died after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with a van in the Kanavampudi Junction area within the Chavakachcheri Police Division last night (13), police said.

Some 130 people on a cruise ship docked in New Orleans have been rescued after it was struck by a tanker.

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an illegally assembled jeep allegedly manufactured using forged documents, the Police Media Division said.

The Irrigation Engineering Diplomats Association (IEDA) Sri Lanka has announced that it will withdraw from weekend duties today (14) and tomorrow (15) in protest against what it describes as unfair treatment in this year's Budget.

A US halt to airplane takeoffs that grounded thousands of flights has been cancelled, the Federal Aviation Administration, the country's national air regulator, said Friday (Nov 13) evening.

The second day of the Second Reading debate on the 2027 Budget is scheduled to take place in Parliament today (14), with proceedings set to commence at 9.30 a.m.

The Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has issued an order to freeze a property worth approximately Rs. 25 million in Boralesgamuwa, suspected to have been acquired using proceeds from drug trafficking, according to the Police Media Division.

Several spells of showers are expected in the Northern, North Central and Eastern provinces today (14), the Department of Meteorology has stated.

The United States has grounded flights across the country after a “communication issue” impacted traffic control centres, US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for an "immediate and drastic reduction" in greenhouse gas emissions, as divisions over fossil fuels ​dominated the first week of COP31 climate talks in Turkey.

The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings at Levels 1 and 2 for several areas in seven districts.