A tense situation has reportedly unfolded at the ‘Dansal’ premises near the Ruwanweli Maha Seya in Anuradhapura, following an attempt by a group, including several Buddhist monks, to commence a ‘Satyagraha’ campaign.

Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe has stated that the government is currently drafting new legislation aimed at abolishing the manpower labour system operating in the country.

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has reported the highest rainfall of 146.6 mm in Thimbirigasyaya, followed by 125.5 mm in Mattakkuliya and 117.6 mm in Bopagama during the 24-hour period ending at 6.00 a.m. today (07).

The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Friday that the Rewards for Justice program is offering up to $20 million for information about Iran's nuclear program.

In view of the Deepavali festival, which falls tomorrow (08), a special school holiday has been declared for next Monday (09) for all Tamil-medium schools in the Central, Uva, Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces.

Police stated that a 50-year-old resident of Karadiyana, Piliyandala, was arrested in possession of 75 litres of illicit liquor (100 bottles) during a raid conducted in the Karadiyana area yesterday (06).

A foreign passenger attempting to smuggle a consignment of “Kush” and “Hashish” narcotics, valued at around Rs. 231.42 million, out of the country through the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), was arrested in the early hours of today (07)

Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest.

The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that the fault in the railway signalling system, which occurred due to heavy rainfall last evening (06), has been rectified.

Several units of the Colombo National Hospital, including the Accident Service, were reportedly inundated following heavy rainfall, with the incident allegedly linked to the Colombo Municipal Council's failure to properly clean and maintain the Norris Canal.

The Department of Meteorology has said that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Northern, Eastern and Uva provinces.

A 32-year-old individual has been arrested by the Police Special Task Force (STF) in the Thalawathugoda area while in possession of 2 kilograms and 946 grams of heroin and 5 kilograms and 290 grams of crystal methamphetamine ('Ice').

A suspect was arrested last night (6) by the Western Province North Crimes Division in possession of heroin, crystal methamphetamine ('Ice'), and Kush.

Thailand has approved plans to recruit workers from Sri Lanka to address labour shortages, with an initial target of 10,000 workers following a bilateral labour agreement signed earlier this year.

Manoj Muthukumara, also known as ‘Kaiwaru Muthu’, a suspect allegedly involved in organised crime and drug trafficking, who had been arrested in Dubai and subsequently deported to Sri Lanka, was taken into custody upon his arrival at Katunayake Airport this morning (6).

Heavy rainfall occurred across the island this evening (06), resulting in the inundation of roads in several areas including in and around Colombo city, causing disruptions to traffic movement.

A Kenyan court sentenced cult leader Paul Mackenzie on Friday to 200 years in prison for the ‌murders of 190 children starved to death on his orders and buried in a forest, among 500 suspected victims of one of the deadliest cult-related mass killings of modern times.

A bus carrying children to school crashed Friday morning in eastern France, killing a 7-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy, Transport Minister Philippe Tabarot said.