Three people, including a seven-year-old girl, were killed in a collision between a three-wheeler and a car in Delgoda within the Meegahawatta Police Division yesterday (19).

Paper marking for the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination will begin today, the Department of Examinations said.

United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday (Aug 19) he was launching a major new campaign to target Iran's economy, threatening "tremendous" punishment on any country that helps or does business with the Islamic Republic.

Sri Lanka Police have dismissed as false and baseless claims circulating on social media that an LTTE training camp and a bomb manufacturing facility were operating in Pallai.

Showers can be expected at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (20), the Department of Meteorology has predicted.

The government is prepared to hold a referendum if the Supreme Court determines that one is required to pass the proposed 22nd Constitutional Amendment, Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

The US gross national debt has surged past US$40 trillion for the first time, government data showed on Wednesday (Aug 19), outstripping earlier forecasts at a pace fuelled in part by President Donald Trump's invalidated tariffs.

The second Kumbal Perahera of the historic 2026 Kandy Esala Perahera paraded the streets of Kandy last night (19), showcasing Sri Lanka’s rich cultural heritage.

More ‌than 100 people were killed when an artisanal gold mine collapsed in ​Central African Republic, an ​official at a local mining ⁠association said on Wednesday.

Sri Lanka Police said the main suspect in connection with the murder committed at Huludagoda in Mount Lavinia on August 15 has been arrested along with three other suspects, including a woman.

Seven people, ‌a pilot and six tourists, were killed on Wednesday when the helicopter ​they were flying in crashed ​in Kenya's Samburu county, a ⁠police report showed.

The United Arab Emirates suspended all trade with Iran on Wednesday after the UAE said it had come under renewed fire from the country — a move that will further isolate the Islamic Republic, which is suffering under U.S. sanctions and a blockade.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that pathways should be created for all children to progress towards obtaining a degree, with subjects appropriately structured within the education system being created through the new education reforms, rather than focusing

An individual who allegedly disseminated unverified and false information through social media regarding an alleged LTTE training camp in the Palai Forest Reserve within the Akkarayan Kulam Police Division, has been remanded until September 02.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for high waves in the sea areas extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Galle, Matara and Hambantota.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake instructed officials to focus on establishing the Information Technology Service as an All-Island Service capable of making a significant contribution to the Government’s digital transformation process.

An elderly female giraffe at the Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens has died, according to the Director General of the National Zoological Gardens, Dr. R. C. Rajapaksa.

At least 21 ​people died and four others ‌were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a ​truck in the BR-373 ​highway in Brazil's southern state ⁠of Parana, the road operator ​said on Wednesday in an ​X post.