Between 80 and 100 people die every day in Sri Lanka due to alcohol and substance abuse, according to Dr. Manoj Fernando, the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences at Rajarata University.

Negombo Chief Magistrate Shilani Perera has ordered that notices be issued to twenty individuals to appear for an identification parade in connection with the deaths of 32 individuals during the Negombo Prison clash.

The Government of Sri Lanka has responded to concerns raised by the UN Special Rapporteur on the Independence of Judges and Lawyers Margaret Satterthwaite over the proposed constitutional amendments to increase the retirement age of judges of

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Eastern Province and Polonnaruwa, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Monaragala and Hambantota districts.

Nepal is monitoring two lakes upstream of the flood ​zone where hundreds died on Wednesday, an official with ‌Nepal's Disaster Management Authority said.

A 59-year-old woman was murdered after her husband allegedly attacked her with a sharp weapon inside a forest reserve in the Korakahawewa area of Anuradhapura this morning (28).

The Secretary General of the Parliament Kushani Rohanadeera announced that the Parliament is scheduled to convene from September 8 to 11, 2026.

According to the National Dengue Control Unit, the total number of dengue cases reported in the country so far this year has risen to 94,805.

According to data compiled by Visual Capitalist from International Labour Organization (ILO) statistics, Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 130 countries in purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted monthly minimum wages in US dollars.

UPDATE: In the latest update from Nepal Police, it says 547 people are confirmed to have been killed so far, with a further 1,473 people injured.

Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world's youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of ​his kingdom announced.

Iran war mediators have placed renewed emphasis on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran agreeing to draw up a list ‌of conditions to restore normal traffic after a Qatari emissary pressed the Iranians to respect freedom of navigation.

The Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) said that the Port of Colombo has strengthened its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing major container hubs, handling 4.44 million twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs)

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that steps are being taken to pass the Central Highlands Protection Authority Bill in Parliament by the end of this year or early next year, thereby granting the Authority all necessary powers to protect that ecosystem.

King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of European noblewomen to marry his school sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89.

The Society of Government Pharmacists has decided to launch a one-day trade union action from 8:00 a.m. on Monday (August 31).

China has warned there is a "high risk" that a lake which formed after the recent landslide near the Nepal-Tibet border may breach its banks, causing a second flood downstream.

A lake that formed near to the China-Nepal border after Wednesday's floods has overflowed, causing rescue operations in the area to be halted, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported.