Property, housing and infrastructure worth at least 387.5 billion ​Nepalese rupees ($2.56 billion) was lost in Nepal's catastrophic floods last ‌week, the country's disaster authority chief told Reuters on Friday.

U.S. ​Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said the fighting between the United States and Iran was ‌not a war and declined to provide a timeline for when the conflict would be over, underscoring the challenge the Trump administration faces as the hostilities

SLPP National Organiser and Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa appeared before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (04), said Ada Derana reporter.

The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal and China rose to 1,280 on Thursday, while more than 5,620 people remained missing as search and rescue operations entered their second week.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced a reduction in the prices of furnace oil and naphtha, effective from midnight today (04).

The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has announced that the payment of compensation for cultivations affected by dry weather conditions across several districts will commence today (04).

Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa is scheduled to appear before the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) today (04).

Several parts of the country could receive fairly heavy rainfall exceeding 50 millimetres today (04), with showers and thundershowers expected in several provinces after 2.00 p.m., according to the Department of Meteorology.

A woman has sustained injuries in a shooting near an apartment complex on 6th Lane, Colpetty, in the early hours of today (4), police said.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government will not hesitate to introduce the necessary constitutional amendments to transform Sri Lanka into a peaceful country by preventing drug trafficking and crime.

The deadline for presentation of written submissions in connection with the petitions, filed before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the 22nd Amendment Bill, ended at 3.00 p.m. today (03).

The Ministry of Education has announced that applications for admission to Grade 6 of schools, based on the results of the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, can be submitted online through relevant school principals.

Another 777 students and teachers contracted food poisoning in ‌Indonesia's Central Java after consuming government-issued free meals, a school principal said on Thursday, bringing the total number of people made ill by the scheme to more than 1,700 within three days.

Statements have been recorded from ten court employees regarding the disappearance of two case files related to two separate cases filed before the Panadura Magistrate’s Court against organised criminal and drug trafficker Salindu Malsitha Gunaratne, also known as “Kudu Salindu”, police said.

Sajeewani Dilka Lakmali Karunanayake was formally sworn in as a Judge of the Court of Appeal before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this evening (03).