Regular train services on the Upcountry Railway Line Colombo and Peradeniya are scheduled to resume from October 2, following restoration work on sections of the line severely damaged by Cyclone Ditwah.

The Western Province Civil Appellate High Court today (28) rejected a request by Parliamentarian Dayasiri Jayasekara seeking to be recognised as the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).

Sri Lankan ace Rumesh Tharanga Pathirage clinched the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.

Tens of millions of people across the north-eastern US have found themselves in the path of a powerful weekend storm bringing coastal flooding, power cuts, travel chaos and cancelled stadium events.

The Colombo High Court has announced that its ruling on the preliminary objections raised by the defence in the corruption case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption against former State Minister Shashindra Rajapaksa will be delivered on October 8.

Brent crude surged Monday, hitting $108.48 a barrel at 6:35 a.m. ET — a gain of 4% — after President Donald Trump turned down Tehran's proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures rose 4% to $96.16 a barrel.

A total of three suspects have been arrested in connection with the shooting of a group travelling in a three-wheeler in Halpathota, Baddegama, police stated.

The death toll from ⁠an ⁠Indonesian ship that capsized earlier ⁠this month rose to 66 as of Monday, as ​divers braved leaking fuel and dangerously unsound structures to find the 69 passengers still ‌missing on the 16th day ‌of the search.

China and the United States have agreed to cut tariffs imposed on $60 billion worth of ‌goods imported from each other, on an array of products ranging from US corn to cosmetics, and from Chinese household appliances to toys.

The elderly allowance for September 2026 is scheduled to be credited to the Aswesuma bank accounts of eligible beneficiaries on October 1, the Welfare Benefits Board has announced.

An Amber-level warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the North Central and Eastern provinces, as well as the Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Monaragala, and Hambantota districts.

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Arun Hemachandra has stressed the need to ensure stronger social protection mechanisms, safe overseas employment opportunities and economic security for migrant workers.

The Metro Bus service will be expanded across Colombo city from tomorrow (29), the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development, Bimal Rathnayake stated.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (28) ordered that the case involving Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, who was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for possessing a forged diplomatic passport, be called again on October 12.

The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen above 8,000 for the first ⁠time in the Central African country's ongoing outbreak, government data showed on Monday.

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa has been named as the fourth suspect in a case filed by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) before the Colombo Chief Magistrate’s Court in connection with the alleged Krrish transaction.

The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka, through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Smuggling Detection and Deterrence (NSDD), partnered with the Sri Lanka Navy for a five-day workshop last week to strengthen Sri Lanka’s capacity to detect and deter nuclear smuggling.

The Colombo High Court ordered that the case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa and his grandmother, Daisy Forrest under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act be called on November 3 for a pre-trial conference.