News from 2026

A warm weather warning has been announced for people living in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and North-Western provinces, a…

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested 134 foreign nationals in a raid on online scam centers led by Chinese operators. This group i…

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya informed Parliament today, on the 17th, that three committees have been formed to address po…

The Parliament of Sri Lanka will not meet tomorrow, the 18th, due to the announcement that every Wednesday is now a public holiday…

The ongoing war in Iran, which has spread throughout the Middle East, is expected to increase prices for jet fuel and diesel more …

The Colombo High Court has scheduled a recall of the case against former Minister Udaya Gammanpila for March 27, 2026. He faces ac…

The Sri Lankan Navy has seized a multi-day fishing trawler off the coast of Dondra, arresting its 59-year-old female owner and her…

On Monday, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a strong statement that condemned the recent rise in violence in the M…

President Donald Trump was informed that a strike on Iran could lead to retaliatory actions against U.S. allies in the Gulf, despi…

Energy Minister Kumara Jayakodi warned that Sri Lanka might face power cuts due to the ongoing fuel crisis, although none have bee…

Air traffic in the United Arab Emirates has returned to normal, according to state media reports. Earlier on Tuesday, the General …

The Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka has decided that some departments will work from home every Wednesday. This change comes as pa…

More than 400 individuals lost their lives and 250 others were wounded in an air strike by Pakistan on a hospital for drug users i…

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya emphasized that freedom has historically been restricted to a select few in society. She exp…

Gulf Arab nations are not asking the U.S. to engage in war with Iran, but many are now urging the country not to stop until Iran c…

The airspace of the United Arab Emirates has been temporarily shut down due to missile and drone threats from Iran, according to r…

US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that he plans to postpone his important trip to China, originally scheduled for late…

The US embassy in Baghdad has come under a series of drone and rocket attacks, as reported by Reuters and Agence France-Presse (AF…

The Secretary of the Ministry of Education, Nalaka Kaluwewe, has declared that all government schools in Sri Lanka will be closed …

Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the UK will not become involved in a larger conflict in Iran. He emphasized the importance…

The Chairman of the National Transport Commission (NTC), P. A. Chandrapala, announced plans to increase the weekly fuel quota for …

The Sri Lanka Navy announced today (16) that they caught a multi-day fishing trawler in the waters near Beruwala. When they brough…

China has reacted to comments made by President Trump during an interview with the Financial Times, a UK newspaper. Trump had warn…

The Colombo Magistrate’s Court has scheduled a hearing for the case against former MP Hirunika Premachandra and 14 others on Aug…

Dubai’s international airport started to reopen some flights on Monday, according to officials, after a drone attack caused a fi…