The Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) has informed the Matara Magistrate’s Court that the ‘Brown’s Hill’ land in Matara, reportedly linked to former Minister Basil Rajapaksa, has been seized.

The government has provided significant relief to consumers despite advice from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to adjust domestic fuel prices in line with rising global prices amid the conflict in the Middle East, according to Cabinet Spokesman Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said.

Sri Lanka’s javelin champion Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage has been nominated for the 2026 Men’s World Athlete of the Year award, following a standout season on the international athletics circuit.

The practical examination for Home Economics of the 2026 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be held from October 10 to 20, the Department of Examinations announced.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the procurement for the printing (Phase I) of textbooks and modules scheduled for free distribution to schoolchildren in 2027.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the provision of a fertilizer financial subsidy for paddy and other field crops cultivated on paddy lands during the 2026/27 Maha season.

Three people in Sri Lanka die every day from breast cancer, according to the National Cancer Control Programme.

Detained former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retd.) Suresh Sallay is expected to be taken to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this evening (06), following a medical board’s recommendation that he be discharged from the Colombo National Hospital.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed High Court Judges Navaratne Marasinghe and H. M. R. M. Thilakaratne to the Court of Appeal.

Sri Lanka and Thailand have agreed to enter into a visa exemption agreement for holders of ordinary passports, aimed at strengthening bilateral relations and facilitating travel between the two countries.

The Secretary to the Ministry of Energy has notified the relevant companies to ensure the maintenance of minimum fuel stocks in Sri Lanka, Subject Minister Anura Karunathilaka told Parliament today (06).

The Kotte Sangha Sabha has urged the Commissioner General of Prisons not to remove the Buddhist monk robes of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero.

The US Treasury Department said on Monday ​it was alerting foreign financial institutions, that continue to do business ‌with Iran or its financial sector that they may be sanctioned by Washington without advance notice.

Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa and former Executive Director of Krrish Group and business personality, Janaki Siriwardena, who are in remand custody over the controversial ‘Krrish’ deal, have been further remanded until October 16 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The Sri Lanka Cricket Bill on Cricket Governance and Administration, which proposes to overhaul the governance framework of the sport, and the Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill, which seeks to repeal the Prevention of Terrorism Act, were presented to the Parliament today.

Sri Lanka’s economy reached a significant milestone, reaching pre-crisis levels. But the recovery remains incomplete and uneven, with household incomes and labor market outcomes still lagging the broader economic rebound, says the World Bank Group in its twice-yearly economic outlook.

The flydubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain in an alleged attempt to crash a plane last week was in New Zealand seven years ago to complete a portion of his flight training for a UK-based company, New Zealand police said in a statement on Tuesday (Oct 6).

A laboratory worker at a plague research institute in ‌Siberia fell ill and died in undisclosed circumstances, prompting authorities to quarantine dozens of people and the head of Russia's health watchdog to fly to the Irkutsk region.