News from 2026

Israel is ready to continue its military actions in Iran for “weeks” ahead, according to a military spokesperson on Tuesday. P…

The Supreme Court has decided that both the Colombo Municipal Council and the Kolonnawa Urban Council infringed on the fundamental…

Andrey Rudenko, the Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia, has come to Sri Lanka for an official visit.…

The Cabinet Spokesman and Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, assured that there will be no electricity supp…

Sajin Vass Gunawardena, a former Member of Parliament, appeared in the Colombo Magistrate’s Court today, March 31. He was arrest…

A Chinese citizen was detained by Customs officials this morning (31) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake wh…

The Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Central Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB), Chandana Kodituwakku, announced that Sri Lank…

The Kotmale Reservoir in Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a water level of just 21.8% due to the ongoing dry weather affecting …

The Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability has called on officials to quickly create…

Authorities in Dubai have announced that there was no oil spill from a tanker that caught fire following an attack by an Iranian d…

Three Buddhist nuns were critically hurt in a road accident in Sooriyawewa, specifically in the Nugekanda area. They were passenge…

Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Professor Chandana Abeyratne, announced that Cabinet …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared with US TV network Newsmax that he prefers not to set a timeline for the conclusi…

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko is set to arrive in Sri Lanka today, October 31. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ha…

Global oil prices rose again during early trading in Asia on Tuesday. The cost of oil in the US increased by 3%, reaching almost $…

Israel's parliament approved a new law on Monday that establishes hanging as the standard punishment for Palestinians found guilty…

The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) is set to launch its centralized electronic system for…

A man has lost his life in a traffic accident in the Molagoda area of Kegalle, according to police reports. The incident took plac…

U.S. President Donald Trump has informed his advisers that he is open to concluding the military efforts against Iran, even if the…

Aluminium prices reached their highest point in four years on Monday due to Iranian airstrikes targeting two major aluminium produ…

A committee in Iran's parliament has given the green light to a plan that will introduce tolls for ships traveling through the Str…

A 49-year-old pharmacy owner from Wattala has been arrested in connection with a case in Batticaloa, where a woman's body was foun…

Thousands have lost their lives in the Middle East conflict that started on February 28, as reported by CNN based on information f…

Finance leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) nations are prepared to take "all necessary measures" to ensure stability in the ener…

Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi called on U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday to help end the war in Iran, stating that o…