Sri Lanka is planning to deploy disaster relief teams to Nepal within the next few days to assist flood-affected communities, the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara says.

Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday (Aug 29) warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing after torrential flooding along the border with China.

Police have announced temporary traffic restrictions in several areas due to the Esala Maha Perahera of the Sri Suramyarama Purana Viharaya in Madinnagoda, Gothatuwa, scheduled to take place today (30).

Three suspects wanted in connection with a murder have been arrested by the Negombo Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau.

A 43-year-old woman has been hacked to death using a sharp weapon following a domestic dispute in the Lovers Leap area of Nuwara Eliya.

India is stepping up monitoring of its Himalayan regions bordering China and Nepal, days after deadly floods apparently triggered by a glacial collapse, authorities said on Saturday (Aug 29).

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has hit back at Donald Trump by installing a large sign on Canada's shoreline with the message: "Lake Ontario. Now and Always."

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says reports circulating on social media claiming that the prices of several dairy products, including powdered milk and yoghurt, have been increased are false.

Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya Districts, today (30), the Department of Meteorology said.

Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) says it has received reports of a flood level increase near the Bhote Koshi River.

Devastating floods near the border with China this week have killed at least 675 people in Nepal, the Himalayan nation's disaster authority said on Saturday.

Underworld figure Saranga Pradeep, alias ‘Welle Saranga’, has been arrested in Dubai based on information provided by the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) and the State Intelligence Service (SIS).

A van veered off the road and crashed into a high-voltage electricity pole on the Piliyandala–Kottawa Road.

Police officers have opened fire at a van which was allegedly abducting a young woman at the checkpoint in Nawala Road, Narahenpita and have rescued the victim.

At least 27 people have been killed and dozens wounded after a Russian drone attack triggered an explosion at a warehouse near Kyiv.

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa claims that the Government formulates its policies based on erroneous data.

A decision has been taken to gazette 1,500 hectares of land associated with key water sources and watershed mountain areas belonging to the Department of Forest Conservation in Nuwara Eliya as protected areas.

The National Dengue Control Unit (NDCU) stated that a total of 95,035 dengue cases have been reported across Sri Lanka so far this year, with 72 dengue-related deaths recorded.