The SLAF Sri Aviation Unit deployed under MINUSCA successfully conducted a Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) mission in Am Dafok yesterday (30 June 2026).

The Colombo Stock Exchange concluded Thursday’s session on a mixed note after a delayed market opening shortened trading hours due to a technical issue in the CSE trading system.

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has issued a public notice warning that several companies and digital platforms have been identified and determined to be operating prohibited pyramid schemes under Section 83(C) of the Banking Act No. 30 of 1988, as ame

A fire that broke out in the Alugolla forest reserve area of Badulla this afternoon (1) has so far destroyed nearly 20 acres of land, according to the Disaster Management Center (DMC).

Newly appointed Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Damian Fernando, paid a courtesy call on the Defence Secretary, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd), at the Ministry of Defence today (01 July).

Australia have booked their place in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final after extending their unbeaten run to six matches, moving within one victory of a record seventh title.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake promoted the Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy, Rear Admiral Damian Fernando to the 3 star rank of Vice Admiral and appointed him as the 27th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy with effect from 01 Jul 26.

Sri Lanka’s aviation sector is set to undergo significant infrastructure development, with plans underway to modernize the first passenger terminal of Bandaranaike International Airport with an investment of approximately Rs. 15 billion over the ne

The Railway Department has announced the cancellation of two train services operating on the Kelani Valley line from today until further notice due to the unavailability of a power set required for operations.

The state of emergency imposed following the Cyclone Ditwah disaster will not be extended beyond this month, Cabinet Spokesman and Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said today.

Mexico and France secured emphatic victories to book their places in the World Cup last 16, delivering commanding performances in the knockout stage.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today ordered former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay, who is being detained and questioned under a detention order over the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks, to provide the Criminal Inves

Popular stage, teledrama and film actor Gamini Samarakoon passed away today.

The U.S. and Iran held technical talks ​in Doha on Wednesday as they seek to agree on the flow of shipping through the Strait of ‌Hormuz and secure a lasting ceasefire, a source with direct knowledge of the talks and an Iranian official said.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the appointment of A.L.K. Wijemannage as the new Director General of the Meteorology Department with immediate effect.

The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the publication of the Rabies Eradication and Dog Registration Bill in the Government Gazette before it is presented to Parliament for approval.

The Cabinet has approved the implementation of a programme to provide a pair of footwear each to selected school students, as well as to lay and monastic students of Pirivenas and Seelamathas for the year 2027.

Afghanistan’s Taliban says they have launched air strikes on Pakistani territory, as Islamabad said its forces had intercepted four rudimentary drones in the southern province of Balochistan.

The Cabinet has approved a proposal submitted by the Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister to revise bus fares in line with recent fuel price changes that came into effect on June 30, 2026.

Public Administration, Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister Chandana Abayaratne said that when citizens are unable to access government services in a language they understand, they may feel marginalised within their own country.

The National Zoological Gardens Department will announce the selected names for the two lion cubs born recently at the Dehiwala National Zoological Park, which have attracted widespread public attention and affection. The names were selected from sug

The National Zoolical Gardens Department has announced a special opportunity for schoolchildren to name the Nile hippopotamus calf recently born at the Dehiwala National Zoological Park as part of the zoo’s 90th anniversary celebrations.

Sri Lanka faces a 63% probability of a strong El Niño and a 33% probability of a weak El Niño, according to the latest assessment.

More than 1,000 deaths in Spain were attributed to the recent heatwave that roasted Europe, as the country posted the hottest first six months ever recorded, officials said on July 1.

Archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, participated in the Second Extraordinary Consistory convened by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican on June 26 and 27.

Former State Intelligence Service (SIS) Director Suresh Sallay, who launched a hunger strike while in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over the Easter Sunday terror attack investigations, has decided to end his fast on the a

Despite the completion of repair and maintenance work on the Talaimannar railway line, which was damaged by severe weather last year, train services have yet to resume, drawing criticism from railway trade unions.

Colombo Fort Magistrate Pasan Amarasena today further remanded Sugeeshwara Bandara, leader of the Nava Janatha Peramuna and former private secretary to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, till July 8 over allegations that he received salaries for t

Former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, who was found guilty and sentenced to 16 years’ imprisonment in connection with four corruption cases, has filed four separate appeals before the Court of Appeal challenging the Colombo High Court judgment

Medical Laboratory Technologist (MLT) officers in the Western Province whose transfer orders do not specify an effective date will be transferred from August 1, 2026, without having to wait for their successors to assume duties, according to a notifi