Cyclone Arnab intensified faster than India's forecast and is now stronger than the predicted track issued 21 hours earlier.
The National Dengue Control Unit lists 28 high-risk MOH divisions. Cases have risen by about 1,000 in eleven days, while the death toll has not moved.
A 10-day Bavarian festival to November 7, the second Oktoberfest staged in Colombo this season. Sampath cardholders get up to 15% off tickets.
The 16-year-old left home on Saturday saying he was going to an O/L seminar. He was found still in the clothes he left in, with no sign he had gone swimming.
The owner of a Negombo pet boarding centre and a man accused of killing a dog named Tango with a shovel have been arrested, the Animal Welfare Coalition says.
DIG Senadheera says riders braking on wet roads are losing control and hitting pedestrians, and urges headlights in gloomy conditions.
Deputy Education Minister Madhura Seneviratne says all schools resume normal operations except affected examination centres, with Ratnapura worst hit.
The three-day session runs 29–31 October under Deputy Health Minister Hansaka Wijemuni. It follows October warnings that HIV and syphilis cases are climbing.
More than 600 foreign delegations are expected at Nagananda Buddhist University, Kelaniya, with events also planned in Anuradhapura and Kandy.
A Galle–Colombo bus and a Matara–Galle tipper collided at Ahangama on Monday morning. Police say the tipper was overtaking another vehicle.
Schools across Sri Lanka will shut on 27 October as a precaution against the current spell of bad weather. O/L aesthetic practical exams go ahead as scheduled.
Buddhasasana Ministry launches teacher training to address declining Dhamma school attendance. District-level trainer recruitment begins.
A slope collapsed onto parked buses at Hatton on Monday afternoon, rocks closed the Mahanthegama road, and estate houses flooded at Bogawantalawa.
Flood warnings expanded to five basins—Kalu Ganga, Mahaweli, Kelani, Attanagalu Oya, and Gin Ganga—as rainfall continues westward.
Piyashantha de Silva, 35, was attacked after approaching the elephant to take a selfie while accompanying a group of tourists at the Aluthgama temple.
Kala Wewa is at 103 per cent with both emergency gates open. Thabbowa and Inginimitiya are releasing 7,400 cusecs into the Mee Oya.
A group broke open cupboards in the school hall and set fire to books, question papers and birth certificates. The principal put the fire out before it spread.
A 56-year-old drowned at Madampe. Puttalam accounts for four-fifths of those affected, and newsrooms disagree on whether 12 or 21 districts are involved.
Environmentalists and parents protest in Kandy against the killing of tusker Kavantissa and other elephants.
A train struck a bus at an ungated crossing in Koggala, injuring thirteen children. The driver and his assistant are remanded to 4 November.
The last full moon of the rains retreat marks the start of Katina month, when lay Buddhists offer robes to monks who completed Vas.
A mother and daughter on a motorcycle were hit by a bus on the Anuradhapura–Thuruwila route. The driver has been arrested and police are investigating.
Second elephant transit home planned in Polonnaruwa, reducing transfer time for injured calves from nine hours to under two.
The female vocal ensemble performs 'O Come Let Us Adore Him' on November 21 at Bishop's College Auditorium, with ticket proceeds going to three charities.