WEATHER FORECAST FOR 02 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 02 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Central, Sabaragamuwa and Uva ...

The Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg will host the 2027 ODI World Cup final, as it did in 2003, as well as the marquee match between India and Pakistan on October 10 at next year’s tournament.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya attended the Gandhi Jayanti commemoration held at Temple Trees on October 2nd to mark the 157th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the pioneer of non-violence.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million results-based loan to help Sri Lanka transform its technical and vocational education and training (TVET) system, equip more young people ...

Friday 2nd October, 2026 An inquiry conducted by the Police Special Investigation Unit (SIU) into some allegations concerning the circumstances that surrounded the 31 August drug detection at the ...

A two-member bench comprising Court of Appeal President Justice Rohantha Abeysuriya and Justice Sarath Dissanayake yesterday (1) dismissed a writ petition filed by former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa ...

Government approves USD 57.4 million financing package — then moves to scrap net metering for new rooftop solar connections By Ifham Nizam Questions are mounting over the Government’s policy ...

A group of trade unions and civil society groups has requested President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to abandon his government’s controversial plan for the proposed tripartite management of the EPF. The ...

The Colombo High Court and Court of Appeal yesterday issued arrest warrants for the Bodu Bala Sena general secretary Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara in a case involving an alleged statement insulting Islam.

Police yesterday arrested a cameraman attached to a private media organisation in connection with the alleged assault of a security officer attached to former President Ranil Wickremesinghe. The ...

Internet Media Action (IMA) has strongly condemned the government’s attempt, through the gazette “Protection of the State from Terrorism Bill” (PSTA) (22 September 2026), to restrict citizens’ freedom ...

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