Wanted underworld criminal figure Dimuthu Chaturanga, also known as “Summitpura Chatu,” who was arrested in Oman, has been brought back to Sri Lanka this morning (18).

The first Kumbal Perahera of the historic Kandy Esala Perahera Festival at the Sri Dalada Maligawa is scheduled to take to the streets today (18).

The 22nd Constitutional Amendment Draft Bill and the Judicature (Amendment) Bill are scheduled to be presented to Parliament today (18).

U.S. President Donald Trump's envoy and son-in-law Jared Kushner left Jerusalem on Monday without a breakthrough after two days of talks with ​Israeli and Hamas leaders over a stalled U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza, with both sides standing firm on key demands.

Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (18), the Department of Meteorology said.

A day after he ordered ​the United States to scale back military exercises with South Korea and called North Korea "unthreatening and respectful," U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‌had responded to his outreach.

The Chairman of the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Buddhika Hewawasam has tendered his resignation, citing personal and professional reasons.

A hotel owner has sustained injuries in a shooting incident on Seelalankara Mawatha in Habarakada, within the Athurugiriya Police Division, police said.

Iran has decided to shift its policy from defensive to "fully offensive" due to the deadlock in efforts to agree on a permanent end to its war with the United States, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Monday (Aug 17).

Sri Lanka Police have launched a special real-time information management system to assist the general public and devotees attending the historic Kandy Esala Perahera, which begins tomorrow (18).

Sri Lankan migrant workers have no reason to fear taxation when remitting their legally earned overseas income through the formal banking system, the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has asserted.

Four officials from four leading private banks in Sri Lanka have been remanded until August 20 over their alleged involvement in an Undiyal money transfer operation involving approximately US$1 billion transferred illegally to foreign countries.

The Acting Officer-in-Charge of the Sainthamaruthu Police Station and a police constable have been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over an alleged Rs. 20,000 bribe.

President Donald Trump on Monday (Aug 17) threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Iran to surrender.

The General Manager of the National Housing Development Authority (NHDA) has been sent on compulsory leave with pay following the preliminary disclosure of several alleged serious acts of misconduct.

A total of 6,914 dengue cases have been reported during August so far, pushing the total number of cases reported this year to 92,254, according to the latest data from the National Dengue Control Unit.

Sri Lanka will be able to manage the inflationary pressures if global oil prices remain at around US$80 a barrel through the end of this year, the Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL), Nandalal Weerasinghe has said.

Four managers of four private commercial banks arrested over an alleged USD 1 billion transfer by a Colombo Fort-based money changer without the import of any goods have been remanded until August 20 by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.