Sri Lanka CERT has issued a cybersecurity alert warning of critical security vulnerabilities in PHP-based systems, urging public and private sector organizations and website developers to take immediate action to protect their systems.

A 46-year-old woman suspected of being involved in heroin and crystal methamphetamine (“Ice”) trafficking has been arrested in Grandpass.

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington is not negotiating with Iran, adding that “something one way or the other” will happen “fairly soon.”

The Department of Meteorology has issued an ‘Amber’ advisory for severe lightning in the Central, Eastern and Uva Provinces and in the Polonnaruwa and Hambantota districts.

Taiwan issued a land warning on Thursday (Oct 22) ahead of the arrival of powerful Typhoon Champi and cancelled more than 100 flights, with the storm expected to brush past the island's northeastern coast and gradually weaken on approach.

More than 30,000 locations across Sri Lanka have been identified as being at high risk of landslides due to the prevailing heavy rainfall, Senior Geologist at the National Building Research Institute (NBRI), Dr. Wasantha Senadheera, said.

The Irrigation Department has issued a flood warning for several low-lying areas along the Kala Oya following heavy rainfall in the upper and middle catchment areas of the river basin.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard ​Corps Navy said ‌on Thursday that four vessels involved ​in illegal oil ​transfers in the northern ⁠Persian Gulf ​were simultaneously hit ​and caught fire after being tracked by its ​forces on ​Wednesday.

The Court of Appeal today (22) dismissed several petitions filed by a group of Buddhist monks seeking permission to intervene in a writ petition submitted by former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Major General Suresh Sallay.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday (Oct 21) that the only way to remove the threat posed by Iran was to topple its government.