Ten persons, including two women, have been taken into custody along with 3.930 kilograms of gold and Rs. 16.9 million in cash during a raid conducted by the Wattegama Police at a hotel in Madawala, police said.

Two boys aged 13 and 15 years have reportedly fallen to their death while attempting to take photographs near a waterfall in the Panwila area of Theldeniya, police said.

Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake today (22) presented the Parliament with a comprehensive disclosure of the Railway Department’s total revenue, expenditure and employee figures over the past five years.

U.S. President Donald Trump has warned Iran that the U.S. will destroy one bridge or power plant each time Iran shoots at a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.

President Donald Trump has approved a nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia that could lead to the kingdom enriching its own fuel for civilian reactors without adopting the “gold standard” of international oversight, according to two US officials and a source familiar with the matter.

The Immigration Department of Malaysia has arrested a Sri Lankan man suspected of exploiting a fellow countryman as forced labour in operations at three locations around Jenjarom, Selangor.

A warm weather advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for residents of the Eastern, North Central provinces and Kilinochchi, Mullaittivu, Vavuniya, and Monaragala districts.

A person has died while another has been seriously injured following a head-on collision involving a car and a motorcycle in the Namal Pokuna area of Dimbulagala along the Polonnaruwa-Mahiyangana main road.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran ‌is not serious about talks to end their war, as the widening conflict disrupted two of the world's most critical energy chokepoints.

A suspect who allegedly murdered his mentally impaired brother and confessed to the crime after surrendering to the police has been arrested by the Arachchikattuwa Police.

The North Central Provincial High Court today (22) sentenced to death a former healthcare assistant attached to a government hospital who had been indicted before the Anuradhapura High Court for committing a murder by slitting a person's throat with a knife.

Pakistan has asked the United States for a $10 billion exchange stabilization facility, according to a source briefed on the matter, which, if approved, could provide a lifeline for the cash-strapped South ​Asian economy.

A Sri Lankan-origin doctor at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children has been arrested and charged with possessing and accessing child sexual abuse and exploitation material, Toronto Police said in a press release.

Sri Lanka’s export sector has recorded significant growth during the first half of 2026, with total export earnings exceeding the US$ 9 billion mark.

Toxic gas prevented rescuers from reaching 13 workers trapped in a collapsed hydropower tunnel in India on Wednesday after a gas explosion two days earlier killed 12 workers.

The Fort Magistrate’s Court has granted permission for the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) to detain and interrogate the son of former State Minister Shantha Bandara for 24 hours in connection with the alleged robbery of Rs. 20 million belonging to a Chinese national.

A discussion on the implementation of a comprehensive national program with regulatory and educational solutions to protect children in Sri Lanka from cyber threats, online violence and negative impacts on their wellbeing

Former private secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, political activist Sugeeshwara Bandara, has been further remanded until July 30 after being produced before the Colombo Fort Magistrate’s Court.