A 46-year-old woman has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in connection with an alleged online financial fraud involving Rs. 1.455 million.

Oil prices jumped more than 2 per cent on Friday and settled at their highest levels since the end of April, as traders braced for a potential escalation in the Iran war after the US midterm elections, with an attack on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz highlighting supply risks.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a 30-year-old man in connection with an alleged financial fraud amounting to Rs. 59.65 million involving a private company.

Showers or thundershowers are expected in several parts of Sri Lanka after 1.00 p.m., particularly in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and Southern provinces, according to the Department of Meteorology.

A landmark evacuation and humanitarian aid mission was underway Friday inside a devastated Russian-occupied city in Ukraine, during a localized ceasefire brokered by first lady Melania Trump and with the involvement of Pope Leo XIV.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has further extended the Level 1 Landslide Warning – Be Vigilant (Yellow) issued for four districts due to prevailing rainy weather conditions.

Six people ‌were feared dead in a helicopter crash in the Indian Himalayan state of ​Uttarakhand on Friday, television channels ​reported, adding that bad weather was ⁠suspected to be the cause.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya today participated in the launch of the Sri Lanka AgriConnect Joint Implementation Plan in Colombo, an initiative that aims to modernise the agricultural sector through digitalisation and strengthen its contribution to the national economy.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed retired Supreme Court Judge Vijith Malalgoda as the new Chairman of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL).

A former member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), who was deported to Sri Lanka after serving a 10-year prison sentence in India for involvement

Leader of the House and Minister Bimal Rathnayake has stated that the no-confidence motion submitted by the Opposition against the Speaker will not be taken up for debate in Parliament on November 3.

A man has been sentenced to a total of 54 years of rigorous imprisonment after being found guilty of raping his own underage daughter, following a case heard before the Gampaha High Court on October 29, 2026, the Police Media Division said.

A Presidential Advisory Council has been established to make key decisions on the integrated heritage conservation, management, planning and development of the Anuradhapura Sacred Area in implementing development programmes, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year basis, increased to 8.3% in October 2026, up from 8.0% recorded in September 2026.

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the further examination of evidence in the case filed by the Attorney General against Yoshitha Rajapaksa under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act be held on November 12.

The Welfare Benefits Board has announced that applicants who were found ineligible for the ‘Aswesuma’ welfare benefit scheme have been given an opportunity to submit appeals.

The Colombo High Court has ordered that the revision applications filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), seeking to set aside the decision of the Colombo Magistrate’s Court to grant bail

Dr. Kanchana Wijesinghe, Consultant Surgeon at the Colombo South Teaching Hospital, has stated that approximately 6,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed in Sri Lanka each year, with an average of around 15 new cases and three deaths reported daily.