Public consultation regarding the proposed electricity tariff revision commences today. The session takes place at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo from 8:30 am...
Sri Lanka CERT received several complaints recently from individuals coerced into paying ransom after falling prey to a WhatsApp video scam allegedly operated from India. The fraudsters utilise deceptive...
Maldivian President Dr. Mohamed Muizzu and President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will meet this morning.
President Muizzu arrived yesterday evening for a state visit and is expected to sign several memorandums...
May Day parades, meetings, and various celebrations are organised in many parts of the island to coincide with International Workers' Day on 01 May 2026. The Police Media Division announced that major...
Hiru TV and Hiru FM-led Asia Broadcasting Corporation, which is constantly respected and admired by millions of viewers and listeners in this country, has received yet another distinguished international...
A special traffic arrangement is in effect today as the World Peace Walk concludes in Colombo. The Colombo Traffic Division planned these measures to accommodate a ceremony scheduled for 4:00 PM at Independence...
Negombo Additional Magistrate Subhani Abeysekara today (26) granted permission to the Police Narcotics Bureau to detain and question twenty-two monks arrested at Katunayake Airport with a stock of narcotics...
The US$ 2.5 million heist involving Treasury funds will have a serious negative impact on Sri Lanka’s foreign reserves position, President of the Free Lawyers Organisation and President’s Counsel...
US Navy Secretary John Phelan is leaving the Trump administration, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
His departure will be "effective immediately", Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a social...
Athlete Gamini Sugathadasa achieved an outstanding feat at the 2026 Boston Marathon yesterday (21), completing the marathon in just 2 hours, 36 minutes and 32 seconds—the best performance on American...
US musician D4vd has pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder in the death of a teenage girl who vanished last year.
The star, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of murdering...
Tehran “will take the necessary action” against US forces, state news reported on Monday, after the US military captured an Iran-flagged ship along the choked Strait of Hormuz over the weekend.The...
Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody and Energy Ministry Secretary Professor Udayanga Hemapala resigned from their respective positions.They submitted their resignation letters to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake...
The price paid for a barrel of oil in Asia has reached as high as $286 in at least one case, as a result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, Georges Elhedery, the CEO of HSBC Bank, said at an investment forum...
NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen will continue preparing for their return to Earth set for Friday, April 10, including...
A nationwide strike began today (09) at 8:00 AM, according to the Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA).
The trade union action is being taken to protest the manner in which post-internship...
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced Iran will agree to a ceasefire "if attacks against Iran are halted".
He continues, "for a period of two weeks, safe passage through the Strait of...
Year-end targets remain achievable according to the Civil Aviation Ministry, despite a significant drop in flight operations sparked by the Middle East conflict. Deputy Minister Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku...
Gold FM was honoured with the Award for Platinum Excellence in Exceptional Radio Entertainment and Listener Engagement at the Platinum Excellence Awards 2026, which took place yesterday (05) at Cinnamon...
Authorities in Abu Dhabi say they are responding to an incident of falling debris.The debris fell on the Habshan gas facility "following successful interception" of missiles by air defence systems, says...