News from 2026

A historic church in Amsterdam suffered significant damage after a fire broke out in its spire during the early hours of New Yearâ…

Sri Lanka has received humanitarian aid from 22 countries and the World Food Programme (WFP) to help those affected by Cyclone Dit…

Approximately 40 individuals lost their lives and around 100 were injured, many severely, after an explosion occurred at a busy ba…

Three people, including two women, were killed in a stabbing incident in the Kondeniya area of Sri Lanka's Mawanella Police Divisi…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake visited the temporary shelter at Sri Sudarshanaramaya Temple in Welgala, Poojapitiya, Kandy, th…

A shooting incident in Kaduwela resulted in one death and two injuries. The event took place last night (01) between 9:30 p.m. and…

The Education Ministry has announced that school hours will not be extended this year. They expressed worries about the negative i…

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has gathered more than Rs. 285 million in fines from inspections conducted throughout the pas…

A 79-year-old woman was fatally attacked yesterday (1) by her husband, an 84-year-old man, in the Delpawatta area of Agalawatta, a…

Bulgaria, the least wealthy nation in the European Union, has officially joined the eurozone, becoming its 21st member. This decis…

Most Venerable Warakagoda Sri Gnanarathana Thero, the Chief Prelate of the Asgiriya Chapter of Siam Nikaya, urged everyone to work…

A new loan program has been introduced for Small and Medium Scale Paddy Millers and Cooperative Societies in Sri Lanka, allowing t…

Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe called Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa to wish him a Happy New Year. On January 1, 2026, …

A tragic fire at a New Year’s party in a ski resort in southern Switzerland has resulted in several deaths and injuries. Accordi…

A police officer from the Ambalantota Police has lost his life after being struck by a car driven by a drunk driver on New Year’…

The Sri Lanka Computer Emergency Readiness Team (Sri Lanka CERT) has recorded over 12,650 reports concerning social media misuse a…

The Secretary of the Ministry of Energy, Professor Udayanga Hemapala, has informed the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) that it must…

A Sri Lankan man, S. Gunasekera, who worked as an associate professor at Ferris State University, is no longer with the school, ac…

As the year 2025 comes to a close, police have reported two separate shooting incidents occurring in different areas of Sri Lanka …

Colombo celebrated the arrival of 2026 with a dazzling fireworks display. The city’s Galle Face Green lit up with colorful explo…

As we look ahead to the New Year of 2026, Prime Minister Harini shares an important message. She reflects on 2025, a year that saw…

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa shared a New Year message urging efforts to find fair and lasting solutions for all citizens. H…

Today, the Department of Meteorology announced that Eastern, Central, North-central, and Uva provinces in Sri Lanka will experienc…

On New Year’s Eve, people celebrated the end of 2025 on Wednesday, December 31, marking a year filled with Trump tariffs, a truc…

Inflation in Colombo stayed steady at 2.1% in December 2025, the same as in November. This information comes from the latest repor…