SriLankan Airlines has categorically denied reports that its information technology systems were subjected to a cyberattack.

Approximately 6.97 acres of land in Keppapilavu, in the Mullaitivu District, previously used by the security forces, have been officially released for public use, the Ministry of Defence announced.

The National Dengue Control Unit has announced a special mosquito control campaign from November 2 to 7, targeting high-risk areas across the country amid a rise in mosquito breeding.

Amid ongoing threats from Islamic Republic military and security officials regarding potential conflict with the United States and Israel, Hossein Mohebbi, spokesperson for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, announced a shift in Iran’s military doctrine toward offensive action.

Veteran actor Rahal Bulathsinhala has passed away at the age of 73 while undergoing treatment at a private hospital, according to family sources.

The Joint Development Officers' Centre has announced that development officers will launch an island-wide strike on November 9 over several unresolved demands.

The National Building Research Institute (NBRI) has issued landslide early warnings for several areas across three districts owing to continuing adverse weather conditions.

The United States has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis.

A 65-year-old woman has been killed in a road accident on the Southern Expressway last evening (21), after a van travelling towards Mattala collided with the rear of a lorry travelling in the same direction.

Two people in Saudi Arabia were killed by debris after a drone was shot down, following an attack by the Houthi militia.

A low-pressure area that has developed near Sri Lanka is expected to bring enhanced rainfall across the island and surrounding sea areas today, according to the Department of Meteorology.

International governments and agencies have urged websites to address two critical cyber-security flaws in a programming language which powers much of the internet.

Measures to further strengthen landslide risk reduction initiatives in vulnerable areas across Sri Lanka took centre stage at the 9th Project Steering Committee (PSC) Meeting of the Reduction of Landslide Vulnerability by Mitigation Measures Project (RLVMMP), held at the Ministry of Defence.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to resume US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine as soon as next month, ​the Kremlin said on Wednesday, after Putin met US envoy Steve Witkoff in Washington's latest push to stop Europe's bloodiest conflict since World War Two.

The Sri Lankan government’s proposed new counterterrorism legislation allows wide scope for abuse and poses serious threats to human rights, Amnesty International said in a new legal analysis.

The presenting of oral submissions in the petitions challenging the 'Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill', which was tabled in the Parliament recently by the Government, have been concluded before the Supreme Court today (21).

Six sluice gates of the Deduru Oya reyservoir have been opened due to increasing water levels, the Irrigation Department said.

Gampaha Magistrate Bandula Gunaratne has referred a file to the President of the Court of Appeal to initiate legal proceedings against the Inspector General of Police (IGP) over alleged contempt of court.