Sri Lanka received USD 695 million in workers’ remittances in June 2026, according to the latest figures released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

Police have announced temporary traffic restrictions in Yatiyanthota due to the annual Esala Maha Perahera of the Kabulumulla Rajamaha Paththini Devalaya.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran had asked to continue ​talks and the U.S. had agreed, but that the June ceasefire was "over".

The mosquito larval density in the Western Province has increased significantly, making the next two weeks a critical period in terms of dengue transmission...

The Department of Prisons has posthumously promoted the eight prison officers who lost their lives in the recent riots at the Negombo Prison.

The Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) has launched a special bus services to Kataragama to facilitate devotees travelling for the annual festival of the Ruhunu Maha Kataragama Devalaya.

The Government has planned to expand the market for rice by encouraging its use in a wide range of value-added rice-based products rather than limiting it solely to consumption as a staple food, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said.

Legal action has been taken against 13 homeowners after a special dengue control programme carried out in the Wattala area found mosquito breeding sites and larvae on their premises.

The newly appointed Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, has called on the Chief Prelates of the Malwathu and Asgiri Chapters and had received their blessings during a visit to Kandy.

The final rites of veteran Sri Lankan singer Mariazelle Goonetilleke will be held on July 13 at the Borella General Cemetery.

A clash has reportedly broken out involving around five inmates at the Magazine Prison this afternoon (10).

Thai immigration authorities at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok have dismantled an international smuggling operation that attempted to traffic a Sri Lankan family to Kazakhstan using Malaysian travel documents.

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile ​in India around December and surrender.

The parliamentary opposition group has decided to submit a no-confidence motion against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara.

The writ petition filed by former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Suresh Sallay, challenging his arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated that funds allocated for the Provincial Council elections have not been utilized for disaster relief activities.

A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of ​islands in Japan's southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and flooding in what could ‌be the region's most destructive storm in years.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds affecting the Central, Sabaragamuwa, and North Central provinces, as well as the Monaragala, Puttalam, Hambantota, Trincomalee, and Mannar districts.