Former Chief Justice Sarath N. Silva has alleged that a conspiracy is underway to imprison patriotic Sinhala leaders amid what he described as a malicious campaign targeting the Maha Sangha.

Saudi authorities on Monday (October 12, 2026) extended the suspension of operations at Riyadh’s international airport following a series of deadly Houthi attacks.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for heavy rains affecting the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern provinces and Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya districts.

Saudi Arabia said ​it was facing a new barrage of incoming fire on Monday and that Riyadh airport would remain shut ‌for now, days after Saturday's deadly missile strike on a departure terminal that was claimed by Yemen's Iran-allied Houthis.

Former Minister and current Member of Parliament (MP) Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who was arrested by the Bribery Commission on charges of allegedly soliciting bribes, has been remanded by the Colombo Chief Magistrate's Court until October 23, 2026.

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings for several areas in multiple districts due to prevailing rainy weather.

Former Minister and current Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been brought before the Colombo Magistrate’s Court.

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has ordered that the case concerning Shashi Weerawansa, the wife of former Minister Wimal Weerawansa, be called again on October 26.

Sri Lanka is proud to have secured Tier 2 status in the United States Department of State's 2026 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for the fifth consecutive year, reflecting the continued efforts of the Government of Sri Lanka

American professors Robert E. Hall and Michael Woodford have won the 2026 Nobel Prize in economics for “microeconomic foundations of macroeconomic stabilizations.”

A low-pressure area is likely to form over the southeastern Bay of Bengal by October 13, the Department of Meteorology said.

SriLankan Airlines has announced the suspension of all flights between Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and Colombo until October 18, 2026, citing the prevailing security situation in the region.

Former First Lady Shiranthi Rajapaksa, who is currently in remand custody at Welikada Prison, has been admitted to the Cardiology Unit of the National Hospital in Colombo.

Former Colombo Municipal Councillor Mahinda Kahandagama, who represents the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP), has been remanded until October 26 after being produced before the Nugegoda Magistrate’s Court.

Former Minister and current Member of Parliament Chamara Sampath Dassanayake has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) after appearing before the commission to provide a statement.

Nawalapitiya Urban Council Chairman Amal Priyangara and three others, who were arrested in connection with an alleged assault following a motorcycle accident on the Nawalapitiya–Talawakele main road, were produced before the Nawalapitiya Magistrate’s Court today (12), police said.

Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa was hospitalised this morning (12) following a sudden illness.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-western, North-central, Eastern and Southern provinces and in Mannar and Vavuniya districts.