The National Disaster Relief Services Centre (NDRSC) states that a total of 115,534 individuals across 35 Divisional Secretariat Divisions in seven districts in Sri Lanka have been affected by the prevailing dry weather conditions attributed to the El Niño weather pattern.

Boralesgamuwa Police have uncovered further details regarding an incident in which a man was shot dead inside a residence on Malani Bulathsinghala Mawatha, Boralesgamuwa, last night (04).

One person ​has been confirmed dead ‌and 11 others remain missing after torrential rains ​triggered a mudslide early ​Saturday morning in a ⁠town in China's ​Jiangxi Province, local authorities said.

Sri Lanka Police have recovered a T-56 assault rifle, four magazines and 25 rounds of ammunition from an unattended parcel found on the Mahakanadarawa Tank embankment in Mihintale.

A 17-year-old youth has died after a tractor travelling along the Rambawala tank bund on the Divulwewa-Weligollawa Road overturned and plunged towards the tank.

President Donald Trump on Friday said the conflict in Iran is “small potatoes” as he defended Vice President JD Vance for asserting that months of on-and-off attacks in the Middle East are not a “war.”

The price of Litro domestic LP gas cylinders will be reduced with effect from today (05), the Chairman of Litro Gas Lanka, Channa Gunawardana, announced.

Another suspect has been arrested 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 by a group of Chinese nationals.

Minister of Energy Anura Karunathilaka has assured that there are no obstacles to maintaining an uninterrupted electricity supply in the country without any breakdowns.

The UN General Assembly has voted to replace the traditional world map with one that more accurately reflects the size of Africa.

Five European nations aim to sign deals this year to send migrants without legal residency to countries outside the European Union, they said at a meeting hosted by Denmark on Friday.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places in the Uva, Central and Eastern provinces and in Polonnaruwa and Mullaitivu districts after 2.00 p.m. today (05), the Department of Meteorology said.

Crop damage has been reported across approximately 8,000 to 8,500 acres of cultivated land in Sri Lanka due to the prevailing El Niño conditions affecting the country.

The Supreme Court has ordered former State Minister Premalal Jayasekera, who was sentenced to death with two others by the Ratnapura High Court and was later acquitted by the Court of Appeal following an appeal, to appear before court on October 21, 2026.

One person has reportedly been killed in a shooting incident at Malani Bulathsinghala Mawatha in Boralesgamuwa, a short while ago.

A Gazette notification has been issued imposing maximum retail prices on locally produced canned fish.

The water cut currently affecting parts of Colombo and suburbs due to essential maintenance work at the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant, has been extended until 11.30 p.m. today (04), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said.

The United National Party (UNP) has strongly condemned the arrest of the National Organiser of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa, by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).