Wildlife officials have arrested five persons and initiated legal action after they allegedly violated wildlife regulations inside the Yala National Park.

Former Minister Vijith Wijayamuni Soysa arrived at the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) today (15).

Fitch Ratings has stated that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s tighter capital treatment for gold-backed lending is expected to have a largely manageable impact on the capital ratios of rated banks and finance companies, while simultaneously strengthening their risk profiles.

Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway's Crown Princess Mette Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and given four years in prison.

According to the latest report released by the Economic Research Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, export earnings from the textile and garment sector—one of Sri Lanka’s key export industries—declined during the first four months of 2026.

Gold prices in Sri Lanka have increased significantly following a sharp rise in global gold prices, which have climbed to USD 4,325 in the global market.

Traffic movement along the Hatton–Nuwara Eliya main road near the Kotagala Pathana Junction has been restricted to a single lane due to the risk of several eucalyptus trees collapsing onto the roadway from a landslide-prone area.

The Sri Lankan Rupee has strengthened against the US Dollar today (15), reversing its recent depreciation, according to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL).

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds and rough seas in the sea areas extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

A 45-year-old man has drowned while bathing in the sea at Moragalla in Aluthgama, police said.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Slovakia for the second leg of his three-nation European tour, marking the first visit by an Indian prime minister to the country since it gained independence in 1993.

Four people were killed while the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra ‌monastery, a symbol of Ukrainian spiritual and cultural history, caught fire, in the heaviest Russian air attack on the Ukrainian capital in two weeks, authorities said on Monday, urging residents to take shelter.

A Dengue Prevention Week has been declared from today (15) until June 20 in response to the increasing risk posed by the spread of dengue fever across the country.

Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts, today (15), the Department of Meteorology said.

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has declined a request to grant daily legal access to former Head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General (Retired) Suresh Sallay...MORE..

American alt-pop singer and internet personality Oliver Tree was aboard one of the two helicopters that collided midair in Brazil, leaving six dead, a police source told AFP.

A plane carrying a pilot and 11 passengers planning to spend a sunny afternoon skydiving crashed on Sunday in Missouri, killing all aboard, authorities said.

Iran’s deputy foreign minister said early on Monday that a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Iran and the US had been finalised and would be officially signed on Friday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.