The Inland Revenue Department (IRD) has announced that individuals registered for income tax must submit their income tax returns for the 2025/2026 Year of Assessment before November 30.

The “Justice for the Robe – National Pledge Offering and Freedom March,” organised under the leadership of the Bikkhu groups calling for the release of Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, has commenced its final day of marching today (15), setting off from Kadawatha towards Colombo.

The Court of Appeal has ordered that the petitions seeking to invalidate the decision by prison authorities to remove the monastic robes of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, who is currently serving a prison sentence, be taken up for consideration on October 22, 2026.

A large consignment of the narcotic substance heroin weighing over 100 kilograms has been taken into police custody in the Kapparathota area of Weligama.

India's Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted a transnational smuggling network that illegally imported more than 7,300,000 kilograms of Pakistan-origin rock salt by routing shipments through Sri Lanka and using forged trade documents to conceal their origin.

Kenya has confirmed a second case of Ebola, 10 days after a businessman died of the virus after he had travelled to the East African nation from the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Epidemiology Unit says an increase in influenza cases has been observed in Sri Lanka in recent weeks.

A 76-year-old Italian national has succumbed after being hit by a train at Kattuwa Railway Station in Negombo, police said.

A suspect wanted in connection with a murder has been arrested by the Ingiriya Police.

Elon Musk has suggested that the US government may be behind restrictions on the speed at which some of Ukraine's weapons can travel and stay connected to SpaceX's Starlink internet network.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m, today (15), the Department of Meteorology said.

The “Justice for the Robe – National Pledge Offering and Freedom March,” organised under the leadership of the Maha Sangha calling for the release of Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero, is scheduled to reach Colombo today (15), marking the conclusion of the march.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he was not in favour of a preemptive strike against ​Iran before Israel's October 27 election but also warned Tehran and its proxies against ‌striking Israel.

Due to heavy rainfall currently being received in the Daduru Oya river basin and catchment areas, two spill gates of the Daduru Oya Reservoir have been opened by one foot each to regulate the inflow of water, according to the Irrigation Department.

Yemen's Houthis ​vowed on Wednesday to press on with attacks on airports and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia, a day after a strike ‌that sources said caused extensive damage to the headquarters of oil giant Saudi Aramco.

Sri Lanka is to host the inaugural BIMSTEC Health Ministers’ Meeting and the BIMSTEC Health Secretaries’ Meeting in November, to advance cooperation on pandemic preparedness and the One Health approach, according to Acting Foreign Minister Arun Hemachandra.

Sri Lanka’s Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa says it is a matter of immense joy to learn that the Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia has taken steps to overturn the death sentence imposed on Sri Lankan national Anojan Sivarasa, who was sentenced to death by a Saudi court.

Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara says that according to the recommendations of the interim committee report, a Buddhist monk who is taken outside the prison is permitted to wear his monastic robe, unless the chapter to which he belongs objects to it.