Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya participated as the Chief Guest at the opening ceremony of the CCWE Fashion Week & International Summit 2026, organized by the Ceylon Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs (CCWE) in Colombo.

At least four people were killed and four others were missing after a ​flash flood swept through a mountainous village ‌in Vietnam’s northern province of Lai Chau, state media reported on Saturday.

Three dengue-related deaths have been reported over the past 24 hours alone, bringing the total number of dengue deaths this year to 53.

Sri Lanka Police have urged the public to take immediate steps to prevent the spread of dengue, warning that strict legal action will be taken against individuals who maintain premises that contribute to mosquito breeding.

A total of 16 individuals have been arrested by the Homagama Police Traffic Division, along with 16 motorcycles that had been illegally modified from their original condition.

Rescue crews on Saturday raced to find survivors from a landslide in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing that killed at least eight people and left 34 missing.

A Malaysian national passenger was arrested this morning (18) by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit for concealing cocaine worth around Rs. 90.8 million inside his luggage at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), Katunayake.

Two ‘piriven’ students have been arrested by the Eppawala Police in connection with the burglary of a mobile phone shop, during which the suspects allegedly broke the front glass door and stole smartphones and cash worth over Rs. 1 million.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an “Amber” advisory for strong winds for the Northern, North-Central, North-Western provinces and Matale, Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.

Andy Burnham said he had still not decided who will be in his cabinet ahead of him taking over from Sir Keir Starmer as prime minister on Monday.

The US State Department on Friday renewed its travel warning for the Middle East, citing heightened tensions and urging Americans in the region to remain cautious.

A 54-year-old Angolan woman has been arrested by the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country by concealing the narcotic inside her body.

Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) Parliamentarian Ajith P. Perera has stated that the opposition will submit the no-confidence motion brought against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara to the Speaker of Parliament next week.

The Sri Lanka Railway Station Masters' Association (SLRSMU) has warned that railway operations could face a crisis due to the declining number of operational locomotives and power sets within the Department of Railways.

A police sergeant was killed after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a tipper truck parked along the Irattaperiyakulam-Vavuniya road within the Vavuniya Police Division.

A 49-year-old man died after a mound of earth collapsed in the Batugoda area of Alawatugoda.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs on Canada after hundreds of wildfires have left much of the northern US choked by a blanket of smoke.

The United States on Friday launched a seventh straight night of attacks on Iran, which in ‌turn struck U.S. allies in the Gulf, as both sides targeted infrastructure while shipping in the Strait of Hormuz came under further assault.