The inaugural ceremony of the 63rd General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) was held in Colombo today (01), under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Sri Lanka's expenditure on fuel imports has increased by 51.5% during the first nine months of 2026, reaching USD 4,487.2 million, compared to the corresponding period in the previous year.

The Sri Lanka Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR Sri Lanka) has revealed that the present government has introduced 12 tax revisions over the past two years, claiming that several of these measures have placed an additional burden on the public.

Tens of thousands of people have gathered in Delhi for a major opposition rally demanding the resignation of India's chief election commissioner and electoral reforms.

Nearly 12,000 children have been arrested during raids conducted over a one-year period under the ‘A Nation United’ national operation.

The Sri Lanka Navy evacuated a critically injured crew member from a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo vessel off the southern coast of Sri Lanka earlier today (01).

Sri Lanka is scheduled to enter into a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korea to implement vocational training and student exchange programmes.

The Depression over the Southeast Bay of Bengal has now intensified into a Deep Depression at 05.30 a.m. today (01), the system was located near latitude 11.5°N and longitude 86.4°E, according to the Department of Meteorology.

The report of the Parliamentary Select Committee investigating the release of 323 containers from the Colombo Harbour is expected to be released before December 21, Minister Harshana Nanayakkara has said.

A total of nearly Rs. 2.1 trillion in outstanding tax arrears had been recorded by the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) as of the end of 2025, according to a new report issued by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

A total of 21,356 individuals belonging to 5,800 families have been affected by the adverse weather conditions and Cyclonic Storm ‘Arnab,’ the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reported.

The Sri Lanka Navy has seized an Indian fishing trawler and apprehended seven Indian fishermen for engaging in illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters north of Talaimannar this morning (01).

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has taken steps to create a life-size statue of the late tusker ‘Kawanthissa’ and launch a wildlife elephant conservation programme.

US President Donald ​Trump said on Saturday ‌that Brazilian Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who lost ​his country's ​presidential election to leftist President ⁠Luiz Inacio ​Lula da Silva, can ​stay in the United States "as long as he ​wants."

Two foreign nationals who were bathing in the sea off Mirissa Beach, within the Kotawila Police Division, have been caught in a strong sea current and swept away.

The Inland Revenue Department has announced that presenting a valid Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) will be mandatory from today (01) when carrying out several specified transactions.

Litro Gas Lanka has announced that domestic LP gas prices will remain unchanged for November, despite rising international market prices and challenges in exchange rates.

A federal judge has ordered the federal government to stop threatening local and state election officials with criminal charges over their role in processing election ballots.