News from 2026

A shooting incident took place near the Heenwala wildlife outpost in Kirinda, located within Yala National Park. Reports indicate …

The President of the Lanka Private Bus Owners’ Association (LPBOA), Gemunu Wijeratne, has expressed concerns about the lack of p…

Fifteen people have been arrested in Sri Lanka for their connections to foreign organized crime groups. They were found with sharp…

A mother and her daughter lost their lives in a tragic road accident in the Kanakam Puliyadi area on the Chavakachcheri - Puttur r…

SriLankan Airlines has announced that it will temporarily cancel flights on its Colombo to Dubai route. Flights UL231 and UL232 wi…

Iran launched two ballistic missiles aimed at the U.S.-U.K. military base Diego Garcia, located in the Indian Ocean, according to …

Gold prices in Sri Lanka have seen a major drop over the last three days due to a significant fall in global gold prices. In total…

The United States has highlighted the key role of the Port of Colombo in both regional and global trade. They stressed the importa…

Sri Lanka Police have taken three people into custody in different cases related to having fuel without the required permits. The …

Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd.), who is the Deputy Minister of Defence, met with Japan's Minister of Defense, Shinjirō Koi…

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with party leaders in Parliament yesterday afternoon (20). The President talked about the g…

Fuel bowser trucks that arrived at the Kolonnawa Petroleum Storage Terminal today, October 21, turned around without getting fuel,…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's teenage daughter was seen driving an army tank in a recent appearance, with her father seated be…

Indian oil refiners are planning to restart their purchases of Iranian oil, and other Asian refiners are also looking into this op…

The Israeli military announced early Saturday that it was targeting Hezbollah positions in Beirut. This came after they warned res…

President Donald Trump stated that the United States is “very close” to reaching its goals in the conflict with Iran and hinte…

US President Donald Trump stated on Friday that the United States wants to talk with Iran, but he expressed that there is "nobody …

Today, on the 20th, Sri Lanka and Brazil held the Second Round of Bilateral Political Consultations at the Ministry of Foreign Aff…

The U.S. military is sending a large amphibious assault ship along with thousands of extra Marines and sailors to the Middle East,…

The law that requires all drivers and passengers in vehicles on expressways in Sri Lanka to wear seat belts, which was set to star…

A woman who was allegedly kidnapped in the Vavunativu area of Batticaloa was rescued yesterday, the 19th, from a public well in Ne…

On Friday, March 20, United States President Donald Trump criticized NATO allies for not supporting the US-Israel war against Iran…

The Hanwella Police have arrested two individuals for hoarding around 720 litres of diesel at a shop in Ambulgama Junction. Accord…

Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa stated on Friday that he is focused on keeping Syria out of regional conflicts amid the ongoing w…

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has confirmed that fuel distribution to dealers will proceed as planned tomorrow and the da…