Sri Lanka has strengthened its fiscal position over the past three years, placing it in a better position to support vulnerable groups affected by global energy shocks, according to the IMF s Asia and Pacific Director, Krishna Srinivasan. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (8:45 PM)
A total of six Chinese nationals who illegally brought a consignment of cigarettes into the country have been arrested by Customs officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (1:41 PM)
Two bodies have been recovered, while two others have been hospitalized and six individuals reportedly remain missing after a group of 15 went bathing in the Deduru Oya near the Kuratiyagahamula area of Nikaweratiya within the Kobeigane Police Division, police said. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (9:21 PM)
Sri Lanka Police have announced that vehicles fitted with number plates that do not comply with prescribed standards will be taken into police custody and produced before court. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (2:48 PM)
Pope Leo was scheduled to travel to the biggest city in Cameroon s conflict-hit anglophone region on Thursday, the latest stop on an ambitious four-country Africa tour amid attacks on the pontiff by U.S. President Donald Trump. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (4:05 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and Uva provinces and in Galle, Matara and Kurunegala districts. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (3:51 PM)