Oil prices rose on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump denied he would be willing to ease sanctions on Iran while Qatar pushed for peace talks, after falling in the previous session on a recovery in crude supply from the Middle East.

A businessman who was abducted in the Walana area of Panadura has been found abandoned near the Minuwanpitiya cemetery, police said.

Sri Lanka’s Monetary Policy Board has decided to maintain the Overnight Policy Rate (OPR) at 8.75%, following its latest meeting held yesterday.

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has seized 801 reusable plastic bottles during a special raid targeting shops selling such bottles in the Pettah area.

A prominent businessman in Panadura has allegedly been abducted by a group of unidentified individuals while he was returning home along a side road off Mahanama Road in Panadura.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath held discussions with United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.

The Department of Meteorology has warned that atmospheric conditions are becoming favourable for afternoon thundershowers across several parts of Sri Lanka from tomorrow (01).

A 34-year-old businessman has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) after police allegedly found nearly 4 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’) worth more than Rs. 80 million in his luggage.

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday let President Donald Trump's administration resume deporting ​migrants to countries other than their own without offering them the chance to show the harms they may face.

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has urged the government to introduce a fair and equitable tax policy for professionals, including doctors.

UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham said on Tuesday (Sep 29) he will set out "different options" for future ties with the European Union closer to a planned summit with the bloc later this year.

Construction of 51 new houses for families in the Alagolla Estate in the Uva Paranagama Divisional Secretariat Division of the Badulla District commenced today (29) with the laying of foundation stones.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath held a productive discussion with Jean-Pierre Lacroix, the United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA81) in New York.

Iran threatened on Tuesday (Sep 29) to attack infrastructure around the Middle East, intensifying its rhetoric as it awaits a formal response from Washington on a new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa was further remanded today (29) in two separate cases involving alleged bribery linked to the Krrish property transaction and the 2013 Airbus deal.

The government has not yet made a final decision on whether to enter into a new programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to accelerate the digitalisation of local authorities and Divisional Secretariats as part of the government’s digital transformation programme aimed at delivering faster, more efficient and transparent public services.

US President Donald Trump said he has offered Iran nothing to end the war, rejecting media reports that cited US officials saying he was willing to ease sanctions and release frozen funds for "concrete" steps regarding Iran's nuclear programme.