A state of unrest has once again emerged in the vicinity of the Mahara Prison premises, said Ada Derana reporter.

One inmate is confirmed dead while at least six persons are injured and receiving treatment following the tense situation reported at the Mahara Prison.

Following reports of a tense situation, a major fire has broken out in a building at the Mahara Prison and several persons, including inmates, have been injured in the incident.

One person has reportedly been killed following a shooting incident at Kandawala Road in Ratmalana, a short while ago.

A tense situation has been reported within the premises of the Mahara Prison.

Sri Lankan football has reached another historic milestone as Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar has been unanimously elected as the Vice President of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) at the SAFF Executive Committee meeting held in Bhutan.

Two top former Sri Lankan security officials sentenced to death for failing to prevent the deadly 2019 Easter bombings will appeal against their convictions, their lawyer said on Aug 1.

At least nine people have been killed in Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv, local officials said.

Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe has stated that Sri Lanka aims to increase its total export earnings beyond USD 36 billion by 2030.

The death toll in Spain’s Ceuta border crisis with Morocco has climbed to 67, the Spanish government said Saturday. They included some who drowned and some who were killed in a stampede to cross a breakwater barrier.

Sri Lanka Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) have seized a stock of narcotics estimated to be worth over Rs. 100 million, concealed in an air cargo consignment sent from Thailand.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has extended his congratulations to Sri Lankan athletics star Rumesh Tharanga, who won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds affecting the Northern, North Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces, and the Monaragala, Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has issues and emergency alert that 17 empty shipping containers that fell overboard from a merchant vessel are currently drifting in the sea, approximately 17 nautical miles west of the Colombo Port.

A joint search and rescue operation by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) and the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) is underway following the capsizing of a fishing vessel in the seas off Negombo.

A 45-year-old man has been killed after being attacked by a wild elephant in the Kuda Oya area of Dambagalla, police said.

A joint operation by the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) and the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has been launched to rescue a fishing vessel reported to be in distress in the seas off Negombo.

The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Association (SLRSMA) has warned that it will resort to trade union action in the near future if the authorities fail to take immediate steps to resolve ongoing issues within the Railway Department.