Colombo Times https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html High Commissioner Invites Indian Businesses to Sri Lanka Expo 2027 Involving the younger generation in the digital transformation of tourism is important – Minister Vijitha Herath Embassy of Iraq celebrates ‘Sovereignty Day’ in Colombo  Zahira College Writers Forum launches 27 books authored by 24 students Court Order : Namal Rajapaksa’s Remand Extended Until October 16 Teacher’s Day Message From Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya Ambassador Rekha Gunasekera elected chairperson of the executive board of the Common Fund For Commodities Sri Lanka High Commissioner in India Visits Lucknow, Exploring Shared Buddhist and Cultural Heritage President Anura Kumara Dissanayake appoints two new judges to Court of Appeal Sri Lanka observes World Habitat Day Under the Theme “Adequate Housing for All” Shiranthi Rajapaksa returns home SLMC leader meets Pakistan envoy 5,000 Dilapidated and Incomplete Houses Renovated and Handed Over to owners Vietjet wins CAPA’s Asia Low Cost/Hybrid Airline of the Year award Teachers: The Nation’s Quiet Builders iCanFly Recognised as the Best Emerging OTA Platform of the Year 2026 – Sri Lanka Court Order : Gnanasara Thera to continue his Six-Year Prison Sentence The Sri Lanka Cricket Selects a 16-member squad to take part in the Tri-nation series in Pakistan Yemen announces launch of military operations against Houthi militia Colombo International Book Fair ends with a record of 2.5 million visitors and 95 percent book sales Old boys of the Tamil Section of D. S. Senanayake College, Colombo hold their 60th anniversary reunion Sri Lankan Airlines Office moves to a new location in Riyadh Venerable Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero remanded until Monday,Oct.5 Amber Advisory Issued for Severe Lightning in Several Areas OIC, Arab states denounce drone attack on Madinah power station Saudi envoy sees off Umrah pilgrims who are going as guests of the King    Sri Lankan foreign ministry issues clarifications on press statements on US sanctioned vessels Police Probe: Rs. 44.5 Million Property frozen in Money Laundering Capt. Smit Machchhar: India’s ‘hero’ pilot who thwarted Flydubai attacker Sri Lanka School Basketball Association hosts the 66th Inter Schools under 20 Boys’ and Girls’ Basketball Championship tournament 2026   More Than 187 Acres of Land Released in Jaffna for Future Developments Navy supports renovation of Medawelana Maha Vidyalaya in Hambantota Young artists invited to design logo marking 50 years of Sri Lanka–Palestine Solidarity Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya attends Gandhi Jayanthi Day Commemoration at Temple Trees Saudi Arabia launches safety investigation into Flydubai emergency landing in Tabuk Train services to Peradeniya and Gampola will resume from Friday,Oct.2 Colombo Zahira G70 Elects Office Bearers at AGM Ceylon Tea Takes center stage at the Saudi Food Show 2026 Remarks by High Commissioner of India at Colombo West International Terminal Phase 2 Commissioning and 2 Million TEU Milestone Celebration Every Child Is an Amanah Sri Lanka Air force promotes gold medalist Dumith Dassanayake to the post of sergeant Children Deserve a Better Future Message  from the prime minister for World Children’s Day 2026 Fuel prices increased Deputy Tourism Minister Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe Joins as a Main Key Special Guest at 130th Anniversary of World-Renowned Sichuan University Martin Wickramasinghe’s Madol Doova Introduced to Schoolchildren in Sweden The  Sri Lanka Automobile Exporters Association in Japan, gifts  a car to Rumesh Tharanga gold medalist at the  javelin throw at the Asian Games   Former MLC Principal Faleela Jurangpathy passes away in Colombo following a brief illness. Namal gets bail in one case, still remains in remand over Airbus Bribery Case Vietjet named “Asia’s Leading Airline Brand 2026” at World Travel Awards