The United States will host a second meeting between Lebanese and Israeli envoys on Thursday, with Beirut seeking the extension of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, a day after Israeli strikes killed at least five people including a journalist. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (6:42 PM)
The vehicle carrying Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Madhura Seneviratne was involved in an accident last night (22). MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (2:07 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, North-Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Ampara, and Batticaloa districts. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (2:53 PM)
Standard registration number plates for new vehicles can be issued from the end of May this year, the Department of Motor Traffic has announced. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (2:52 PM)
The US military on Thursday seized another tanker associated with the smuggling of Iranian oil, ratcheting up a standoff with Iran a day after its paramilitary Revolutionary Guards took control of two vessels in the crucial Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (8:30 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court today (23) ordered that organized criminal Dinush Chathuranga, alias Keselwatte Dinusha , who was arrested in India and brought back to Sri Lanka, be remanded until May 05. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (7:19 PM)