Fishing licenses of local vessels deliberately disabling VMS to be suspended?
A meeting focused on fighting illegal fishing was held at the Parliament Complex, according to the Ministry of Defence. This meeting took place yester...
Read More
Sri Lankan Muslims to begin Ramadan fasting tomorrow
Muslims in Sri Lanka will start their Ramadan fasting at dawn on Thursday, February 19, 2026. This follows the sighting of the crescent moon for Ramad...
Read More
Twelve killed in China s Hubei as firecracker store explosion triggers blaze
Twelve individuals lost their lives on Wednesday due to an explosion at a firecracker store in Hubei province, China, which caused a fire that spread ...
Read More
Ex-Dy Secretary General of Parliament files writ petition seeking to nullify interdiction
Chaminda Kularatne, the former Deputy Secretary General of Parliament, has submitted a writ petition to the Court of Appeal. He is asking the court to...
Read More
Advisory for low-pressure area to the south-east of Sri Lanka
The Department of Meteorology has released an 'Amber' advisory for fishermen using multi-day boats and the naval community due to a low-pressure area ...
Read More
Maithree Wickremesinghe notified to appear before FCID on Feb. 20
Maithree Wickremesinghe, the spouse of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe, has been asked to appear before the Financial Crimes Investigation Divis...
Read More
Takaichi reelected as Japan s prime minister with a goal of pushing to the right
Sanae Takaichi has been reappointed as Japan's Prime Minister by Parliament on Wednesday, marking the formation of her second Cabinet. This follows a ...
Read More
Two brothers arrested over Akuregoda double murder remanded
Two brothers have been taken into custody for their involvement in the shooting deaths of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda. The Kaduwela Magistrateâ...
Read More
US says it supports UK Chagos Islands deal
The US government has officially supported the UK's intention to transfer the Chagos Islands to Mauritius while leasing an important military base bac...
Read More
Akuregoda murder suspects deleted phone data after shooting – Police
Police have reported that the suspects detained for the double murder in Akuregoda deleted data from their mobile phones after the incident. The three...
Read More
Weather advisory issued for heavy rainfall in several areas
The Department of Meteorology has issued an 'Amber' alert due to expected heavy rainfall in several areas of Sri Lanka. This warning, announced at 1:0...
Read More
Former Secretary to the President Saman Ekanayake granted bail
Saman Ekanayake, the former Secretary to the President, has been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate’s Court, according to a report by Ada Derana...
Read More
Govt. to obtain US$50 million from World Bank for Digital Transformation Project
The government of Sri Lanka has decided to secure US$50 million from the World Bank Group through Special Drawing Rights (SDR) to launch the Sri Lanka...
Read More
Iran says guiding principles agreed with US at nuclear talks
Iran announced that it has come to an agreement with the US on key “guiding principles” to settle their issues regarding Tehran’s nuclear progra...
Read More
Upali Pannilage named in committee probing controversial release of 323 containers
Minister Dr. Upali Pannilage has been chosen to join the Parliamentary Select Committee that will look into the release of 323 containers from the Col...
Read More
Water supply to several areas in Colombo disrupted due to pipeline breakdown
Water supply in several areas of Colombo has been interrupted today (18) due to a sudden failure in the main pipeline that runs from Ambatale to Dehiw...
Read More
Vatican says it will not participate in Trump s Board of Peace
The Vatican has announced that it will not join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” initiative. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vaticanâ...
Read More
Low pressure system persists in Bay of Bengal; 128 mm rainfall in Batticaloa
Batticaloa recorded the highest rainfall of 128.9 mm yesterday, October 17, according to the Department of Meteorology. Nuwara Eliya reported the lowe...
Read More
Woman killed, child injured in Mahiyanganaya bus accident
A woman lost her life and a child was hurt in a bus accident in Sri Lanka. The crash happened near the 48th milepost on the Mahiyanganaya–Diyatalawa...
Read More
Christians to observe Ash Wednesday as Lent begins
Christians around the world are getting ready for Lent, a time of prayer, fasting, and helping others, as the 40-day period of reflection begins. This...
Read More
IMF Chief commends ongoing economic stabilization efforts
Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya in Colombo. Their...
Read More
Heavy rainfall above 75 mm expected in parts of the island today
Heavy rainfall exceeding 75 mm is anticipated in several regions of Sri Lanka today. Showers are expected at times in the Northern, North-central, Cen...
Read More
Several Arab, Islamic countries welcome holy month of Ramadan
Several Arab and Islamic nations will begin observing the holy month of Ramadan today, while some will start their fast a day later. Saudi Arabia anno...
Read More
Popular News
