Minister of Ports, Civil Aviation and Energy Anura Karunathilaka said compensation for Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) employees who applied for retirement under the Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) following the dissolution of the CEB is expected to be paid in two phases. MORE..
5 May 2026 (1:42 PM)
The next rally in a series of public rallies organised by the Joint Opposition against the incumbent government is scheduled to be held on May 10 in Matara. MORE..
5 May 2026 (11:49 AM)
A van transporting school children from the Kataboolawa area of Nawalapitiya to Harangala veered off the road and plunged into a precipice near the Thispane Junction in Nawalapitiya at around 7.00 a.m. today (05). MORE..
5 May 2026 (11:40 AM)
Oil prices surged roughly 6 percent on Monday as Iran intensified attacks on the United Arab Emirates and vessels in the Middle East Gulf over the past 24 hours, marking the most serious escalation since a U.S.-Iran ceasefire took effect in early April. MORE..
5 May 2026 (9:33 AM)
A blast at a fireworks factory in China s Hunan province has killed 21 people and injured 61, prompting President Xi Jinping to call for a thorough investigation, state media reported on Tuesday. MORE..
5 May 2026 (10:58 AM)
A police constable attached to the Peliyagoda Police Headquarters has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) over allegations of soliciting and accepting a bribe of Rs. 200,000. MORE..
5 May 2026 (12:49 PM)