Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has issued a congratulatory message to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) on the occasion of its May Day rally held today (01). MORE..
1 May 2026 (4:55 PM)
A 21-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with the possession of Ice (Crystal Methamphetamine) and heroin, following a raid conducted in the Ranmuthu Sewana area within the Madampitiya Police Division. MORE..
1 May 2026 (12:26 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the National People s Power (NPP) government is the only administration in Sri Lanka to have secured the full confidence of the people. MORE..
1 May 2026 (3:54 PM)
The interruption to supplies of fertiliser and its key ingredients due to the war in Iran could cost up to ten billion meals a week and will hit poorest countries hardest, according to the boss of one of the world s biggest fertiliser producers. MORE..
1 May 2026 (12:54 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva, North-Central provinces and in Vavuniya, Mullaittivu, Kilinochchi, Mannar, Kurunegala and Trincomalee districts. MORE..
1 May 2026 (3:22 PM)
A panel of four Judicial Medical Consultants has been appointed to conduct the post-mortem examination of the Assistant Director of the Finance Ministry s Department of External Resources, who had been under suspension over allegations related to the misappropriation of Treasury funds, the Secretary to the Ministry of Health said. MORE..
1 May 2026 (2:49 PM)