World Elephant Day is being marked today (12), as concerns continue to grow over the rising threats faced by Sri Lanka’s wild elephant population.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has strongly opposed the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution, warning that the move to extend the retirement age of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges could undermine the independence of the Judiciary.

A train plying from Hikkaduwa to Maradana has been delayed following a technical fault.

Traffic restrictions will be imposed on several roads from August 13 to 15 in connection with the annual Esala Maha Perahera of the Bellanwila Rajamaha Viharaya, police said.

North Korea fired a ballistic missile on Wednesday (Aug 12) toward the sea off the Korean Peninsula's east coast, South Korea's military said.

Two children drowned after a vallam boat carrying a family capsized in a lagoon in the Kurakkanhena area of Kalpitiya last afternoon (11), police said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to prioritise urgent public needs identified at District Coordinating Committee meetings when implementing rural road development projects.

A US helicopter on Tuesday (Aug 11) fired missiles into the engine room of a Panama-flagged cargo ship that attempted to break the American blockade of Iran's ports, the United States military said.

A 23-year-old has been arrested by the Galnewa Police for allegedly selling cannabis-laced intoxicating substances to school students and students attending private tuition classes.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (12), according to the Department of Meteorology.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to meet representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) at 1.00 p.m. today (12) to discuss the government’s proposal to amend the Constitution and increase the retirement age of judges.

Rescue crews on Tuesday dug through mountains of rubble in western Colombia, shouting for quiet so they could listen for survivors still trapped under the buildings that collapsed in a powerful earthquake estimated to have killed at least 250 people.

Sri Lanka has expressed its condolences to the people of Colombia following a devastating earthquake that caused loss of life and widespread destruction.

A US judge has dismissed criminal charges against Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, bringing a high-profile bribery and fraud case against one of India's richest businessmen to an end.

The need to establish a national digital land information system to improve transparency and prevent land fraud has been highlighted at a meeting of the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has directed officials to complete all development projects launched under the approved 2026 allocations within the next three months.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka sees no need for more interest rate increases this year after its big, unexpected hike in May, with inflation expected to peak around current levels before easing back towards the 5 per cent target next year, Governor P. Nandalal Weerasinghe told Reuters on Tuesday.

The ​death toll from a devastating earthquake that flattened dozens of buildings in western Colombia jumped to 224, local authorities said ‌on Tuesday as emergency workers dug through the wreckage for survivors.