Habeeb Rifan sworn in as a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of House this morning.

An individual has died after drowning while two individuals who had reportedly gone bathing at Mannakethi Ella in Kitulgala were involved in a drowning incident last evening (23).

A total of four individuals have been arrested while in possession of 62,100 narcotic pills during a raid conducted by officers of the Kotahena Police Station yesterday (23).

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Wednesday issued new policy guidance outlining how immigration officers should determine whether noncitizens are inadmissible to the United States because of controlled-substance trafficking, significant trafficking in persons or money laundering.

United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche met Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence to discuss continued UN support for Sri Lanka’s disaster response and recovery efforts.

A 31-year-old man has been arrested with cocaine and a sum of cash during a raid carried out by officers of the Colombo District Crime Division in Wellawatte yesterday (23).

A significant increase in digital screen use among preschool children has been recorded in Sri Lanka, with a recent survey revealing that 64% of children spend more than 30 minutes a day on mobile phones or computers, the Secretary to the Ministry of Health, Dr. Anil Jasinghe said.

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is scheduled to stage a protest and demonstration this morning (24) against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution.

Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, after climbing 4 per cent in the previous session, as Iran said it remained open to diplomacy to end the US-Iran war, though the two countries remain far apart on ways to do so.

The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has appealed to the Indian High Commission in Colombo and the United States Embassy to intervene in efforts to pardon Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national who has reportedly been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia.