Peering over her glasses, the French judge glanced sternly across the cavernous underground courtroom towards a notorious figure seated in a glass cage.

Sri Lanka Customs officers have arrested a Sri Lankan passenger arriving from Malaysia while in possession of over 10 kilograms of ‘Ice’ (crystal methamphetamine), estimated to be worth around Rs. 250 million, at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake.

The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Northern province.

An Israeli air strike has killed at least 33 people including 21 women at a refugee camp in northern Gaza, the strip's Hamas-run authorities say.

Arjuna Herath has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Board of Investment (BOI) of Sri Lanka.

Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks.

Killing Yahya Sinwar is Israel's biggest victory so far in the war against Hamas in Gaza.

The captain involved in a controversial cockpit lockout incident aboard SriLankan Airlines flight UL607 from Sydney to Colombo has reportedly resigned.

India has completed 60 grant projects in Sri Lanka and implementing 16 more currently, the development coming more through investments and grants and relatively less through debt instruments, India’s envoy to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday.

China and Sri Lanka on Wednesday discussed the recent mass arrest of Chinese nationals linked to a global online financial scam.