Thai immigration authorities at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok have dismantled an international smuggling operation that attempted to traffic a Sri Lankan family to Kazakhstan using Malaysian travel documents.

Ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, facing a death sentence back home where her party is banned, told Reuters she and senior party colleagues plan to return from exile ​in India around December and surrender.

The parliamentary opposition group has decided to submit a no-confidence motion against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara.

The writ petition filed by former Director of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Suresh Sallay, challenging his arrest and detention under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA)

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated that funds allocated for the Provincial Council elections have not been utilized for disaster relief activities.

A large and powerful typhoon approached a remote chain of ​islands in Japan's southwest on Friday, prompting authorities to warn of violent winds, torrential rain, landslides and flooding in what could ‌be the region's most destructive storm in years.

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds affecting the Central, Sabaragamuwa, and North Central provinces, as well as the Monaragala, Puttalam, Hambantota, Trincomalee, and Mannar districts.

The Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, made his first official call on the President of Sri Lanka and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, at the Presidential Secretariat recently.

Andy Burnham has taken another step towards becoming the next Labour leader and prime minister, after the vast majority of Labour MPs nominated him to replace Sir Keir Starmer.

The Attorney General informed the Supreme Court today that the current Cabinet of Ministers has decided to reconsider the legality of the agreements entered into during the tenure of the previous government to hand over electronic visa issuance operations to private companies.

The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to take immediate steps to fill four vacancies in the Supreme Court and four vacancies in the Court of Appeal,

The Court of Appeal has ordered that all intermediary petitions filed seeking permission to make submissions in support of the writ petition filed by former Head of the State Intelligence Service (SIS) Suresh Sallay,

The Chairman of the Paddy Marketing Board (PMB), Manjula Pinnalanda, has stated that the PMB plans to commence paddy purchasing from next Monday (13).

The National Dengue Control Unit has stated that the number of dengue cases reported from the Western Province is approaching the 35,000-mark, as it remains the worst impacted province.

The Chairman of the Pathahewaheta Pradeshiya Sabha, who had been evading arrest after being convicted of bribery charges and sentenced to imprisonment by court, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC).

Israel shared intelligence with the United States that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, two sources familiar with the matter told CNN, adding another layer of tension as a ceasefire deal between the countries comes under strain.

State Minister of Tourism Ruwan Ranasinghe has stated that the number of tourists who have visited Sri Lanka so far in 2026 has reached nearly 1.2 million.

At least 12 people have died in a wildfire in Los Gallardos in the southeastern province of Almería, according to the Andalusian regional government, while six have been injured.