The Sri Lanka Navy has rescued two fishermen after their one-day fishing trawler ran out of fuel and drifted off the northern coast of Mannar, today (21).

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) states that around 35 minor land instability incidents have been reported so far due to the prevailing heavy rainfall.

The Ministry of Education states that 38 schools across the island have been granted a holiday today (21) due to the adverse weather conditions prevailing across the country.

The Supreme Court's confidential determination on the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution has been received by the Speaker, the Speaker's Office said.

A powerful typhoon barrelling towards Japan's eastern coast has disrupted transportation and forced the closure of several tourist hotspots.

The Sri Lanka Navy has placed 171 disaster relief teams on standby and had deployed 14 units across the Southern and Western provinces today (21) to assist communities affected by adverse weather conditions.

Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, against whom an arrest warrant had been issued, appeared before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court a short while ago, said Ada Derana reporter.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has issued a warrant for the arrest and production before court of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa after he failed to appear before the court today (21).

Due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions, 13 Sinhala and Tamil medium schools in the Nuwara Eliya and Hatton Education Zones have been given a holiday today (21).

The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red Warning for strong winds and rough seas for multi-day boats operating in the deep-sea areas of the Bay of Bengal.

The Department of Meteorology reports that the highest rainfall recorded over the past few hours was 104 mm in the Maliboda area of the Kegalle District.

The verdict in the case filed against 24 defendants on more than 23,270 charges, including conspiring to carry out and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, is scheduled to be delivered tomorrow (22).

Four suspects, including the alleged gunman involved in two separate murders in the Athurugiriya Police Division, have been arrested, police said.

A confidential determination containing the Supreme Court’s decision on the petitions filed challenging the 22nd Amendment to the Constitution is expected to be announced in Parliament by the Speaker tomorrow (22), reports said.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for heavy rains affecting the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, and Matara districts.

The government led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake marks two years in power today (21), following the 2024 Presidential Election.

An accident has reportedly occurred on the Southern Expressway between the Gelanigama and Dodangoda interchanges.

Australia will bid to join the United Nations Security Council from 2029, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday, as he launched ​a campaign to secure one of the two non-permanent seats available ‌to its bloc.