A 42-year-old suspect wanted over a murder was killed in a shootout with the Police Special Task Force (STF) at Thelwatta in Meetiyagoda.

Three new bilateral agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation between India and Sri Lanka were signed during the meeting between Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Wednesday (October 11).

Discussions between Sri Lanka and all its creditors are ongoing, though the International Monetary Fund has not been informed about any specific agreements, its mission chief for the country said on Wednesday.

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) handed over a consignment of fifteen thousand (15,000) bottles of drinking water to State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon on Tuesday (October 10) at the Ministry of Disaster Management intended to be distributed among flood affected communities in the Galle and Matara districts.

Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Sabry, PC said if there is a need to evacuate Sri Lankans from Israel, steps will be taken to bring them home as soon as possible.

Fitch Ratings said yesterday (October 10) the cash flow operations of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) would not be sufficient to cover its interest obligations this year, despite a 150 percent tariff increase.

China said one of its financial institutions has reached a preliminary agreement with Sri Lanka on resolving China-related debt, a potentially major step toward resolving the South Asian nation’s fiscal woes.

Sri Lanka Army celebrates its 74th anniversary today (October 10) and promoted over 1,800 army personnel to their next rank.

Two Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel have died and five other STF officers injured after a Defender jeep in which they were travelling collided with a cow and crashed onto a wall in Vavuniya at around 09:30 PM yesterday (October 09).

Sri Lanka’s State Minister of Finance Ranjith Siyambalapitiya says all import restrictions except those imposed on vehicles will be lifted from today (October 09).

State Minister of Defence Premitha Bandara Tennakoon made an observation tour to the disaster affected areas yesterday (October 8) following the prevailing adverse weather conditions in Matara district.

Sri Lankan Businessman Dhammika Perera says he is ready to contest the upcoming Presidential Election in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a directive urging against the use of his images on billboards, cut-outs and posters.

Veteran Sri Lankan actor Jackson Anthony has passed away this morning (October 09) after being treated for 14 months at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Hospital in Colombo.

All schools in the Galle and Matara districts will be closed on Monday (October 09) and Tuesday (October 10) due to bad weather, the Southern Province Education Ministry announced.