Sri Lanka Police will implement a special traffic and security plan from tomorrow (18) in view of the annual Kandy Esala Perahera.

A case filed against former Parliamentarian Hirunika Premachandra and several other female defendants over allegations of obstructing roads and interfering with police duties during an International Women’s Day event in 2022 has been scheduled to be called again on November 2.

Grama Niladhari officers have decided to end the trade union action launched over several demands, following discussions held today (17) with Minister of Public Administration Professor Chandana Abeyratne and the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration.

Search and rescue operations are continuing today (17) for the third consecutive day to locate the Sri Lanka Navy personnel who went missing following the Dvora vessel of the Navy was involved in an accident in the seas off the coast of Angulana.

Defendants in a case involving more than 23,000 charges, including allegations of conspiring in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, have commenced presenting their defense before a three-member Colombo High Court bench today (17).

The Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has obtained a 90-day detention order to further interrogate notorious drug trafficker Shiran Basik following his deportation to Sri Lanka from Dubai on August 14, 2026.

Two children have been rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy personnel after a jet ski overturned at Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya.

The Commissioner of Tax Policy and Law at the Inland Revenue Department (IRD), Nandana Kumar, says that around 61% of the Rs. 2,402 billion tax revenue target given to the department for the year 2026 has been collected so far.

The Paddy Marketing Board (PMB) has purchased a total of 33,666 metric tons of paddy so far under its ongoing paddy procurement programme, PMB Chairman Manjula Pinnalanda said.

Parents and adults have been urged to pay special attention to children’s safety when flying kites, as kite-related accidents are frequently reported during the school holiday season, the Acting Director of the Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children, Consultant Dr. Pradeep Rathnasekara said.

Four police officers attached to the Monaragala Division Crimes Unit have been arrested for allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 500,000 from a suspect in exchange for refraining from taking legal action following a raid on a cannabis cultivation in the Nikawewa-Demodara Wewa area of Thanamalwila.

An Amber-level advisory has been issued for strong winds and rough seas in the sea areas extending from Kankasanthurai to Kalpitiya via Mannar, and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

A 51-year-old man has died after drowning while bathing in the sea at Nayaru Beach in Mullaitivu.

Six people have died in ‌a "stampede-like" incident at the Ashokdham temple in ⁠the Indian state of Bihar, with several injuries reported; ANI reported ‌on ⁠Monday, citing state police.

Four people, including a six-year-old child, have died in separate road accidents reported in various parts of the country over the past 24 hours.