Police have arrested two suspects over the fatal Dehiwala grenade attack, which investigators say may have been carried out after the attackers mistakenly targeted the wrong house.

Additional Solicitor General Dileepa Peiris today (15) informed the Fort Magistrate’s Court that investigations had uncovered information suggesting that Military Intelligence had prior knowledge of the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks but withheld vital intelligence.

Police have arrested three suspects over an alleged plot to abduct and kill an informant who provided information leading to the seizure of 325 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (‘Ice’) worth over Rs. 5 billion in Kirinda last year.

Flooding in India's eastern Bihar state has affected nearly five million people, officials said on Tuesday (Sep 15) as aid was being sent to the worst-hit areas.

Authorities are strengthening the coastal disaster preparedness and resilience through the UNESCO-IOC Tsunami Ready Recognition Programme, with the inaugural meeting of the National Tsunami Ready Board (NTRB) held at the Disaster Management Centre in Colombo.

Former State Minister Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan, alias Pillayan, and two alleged military intelligence informants have been further remanded until September 29 over their alleged involvement in a series of killings in Batticaloa in 2008.

The country could face a renewed increase in dengue cases in the coming months as expected rainfall creates favourable conditions for mosquito breeding, the Acting Director of the National Dengue Control Unit, Dr. Kapila Kannangara warned.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal submitted by the Minister of Health and Mass Media to implement 39 new projects in the health sector aimed at improving public healthcare services.

Wearing of seat belts will be made mandatory from September 20 for all persons travelling in all seats of vehicles operating on expressways.

The recovery of hundreds of bodies from the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza ​during the war that began nearly three years ago has raised fresh concerns about possible war crimes, the U.N. human ‌rights chief said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka has welcomed more than 1.6 million tourists so far this year, according to the latest figures released by the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority.

Former Chairman of the Western Province Road Passenger Transport Authority Prasanna Sanjeewa has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Authorities are stepping up disaster preparedness in the Central Province, with four districts selected for initial disaster preparedness drills as the government prepares for a shift from prevailing dry conditions to wetter weather over the next two months.

Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has stated that a total of 37 shooting incidents have been reported in Sri Lanka so far this year, resulting in 18 fatalities.

Sri Lanka experienced a robust economic upswing during the April to June quarter, with the economy expanding by 4.2% compared to the same period last year.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved a proposal to declare a “National Children’s Day Week” alongside the annual National Children’s Day celebrations.

More than 163,000 people across 36 Divisional Secretariat divisions have been affected by the prevailing dry weather conditions, Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today (15).

Police have arrested the suspect who allegedly threw the hand grenade at a house on Sirisangabo Mawatha in Kawdana, Dehiwala, killing two children and seriously injuring their father, sources told Ada Derana.