The cyclonic storm “Murasu” has intensified into a Severe Cyclonic storm over the West central and adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal, according to the Department of Meteorology.

The All-Island School Children Transportation Association has announced that school transport fares will not be revised at this stage despite the recent increase in diesel prices. 

The 35-year-old UN peacekeeping mission in the Western Sahara region will come to an end after the Security Council failed to renew its mandate, the UN ​chief said on Sunday.

The government plans to provide cultivation subsidies for 12 additional food crops, apart from paddy, for the first time in history, Deputy Minister of Agriculture Namal Karunaratne said.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has arrived at V. C. Bird International Airport in Antigua today (02) to participate in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2026.

The final rites of late veteran left-wing political activist and senior lawyer Lal Wijenayake, an Executive Committee member of the National People's Power (NPP), are scheduled to be held this afternoon (02).

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old resident of Wellampitiya who was reported missing on October 14, 2025, police stated.

Russia said its emergency warnings app came under a “massive cyberattack” on Monday (November 2, 2026), hours after Ukraine reported a hack in an apparent exchange of blows between the foes, as their longest truce came to an end.

The Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA) says that bus fares will not be revised despite the recent increase in fuel prices.

The National Joint Three-Wheeler Drivers and Industrial Workers' Association (NJTWDIWA) has announced plans to increase three-wheeler fares in response to the recent fuel price hike, its General Secretary, L. Rohana Perera, said.

Naval and fishing communities have been warned against venturing into several deep-sea and coastal areas due to the intensification of Cyclonic Storm “Murasu” over the Bay of Bengal.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m., today (02), the Department of Meteorology said.

Oil prices slipped more than 1% on ‌Monday after Iranian and Qatari officials held a third straight day of talks aimed at pushing for a deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran.

A Learjet 60 with ​nine people on board ‌crashed on Sunday in a residential area near Cresthaven, ​Florida, the US ​Federal Aviation Administration said.

Litro Gas Lanka has issued a stern warning to all its authorised dealers, instructing them to refrain from hoarding gas cylinders, restricting sales, charging above the stipulated Maximum Retail Price (MRP), or imposing any unauthorised additional charges.

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (Ceypetco) has announced a revision of fuel prices, effective from midnight today (01).

German ministers threatened tough penalties for looters and rioters who damaged stores and injured more than 100 police officers ​in Frankfurt overnight, still praising public forces for preventing larger-scale violence.

An inmate at the Pallekele Dumbara Prison has been shot dead by a prison officer after allegedly attempting to escape from the facility.