The Deputy Mayor of Kurunegala Municipal Council, Ashardeen Moinudeen, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 3 million to award a tender to a businessman. MORE..
8 May 2026 (9:12 PM)
The World Health Organization said on Friday that eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, in a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with six confirmed cases and two probable cases. MORE..
9 May 2026 (8:22 AM)
South Africa s constitutional court revived on Friday impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal dubbed Farmgate by local media, saying parliament had acted unlawfully by blocking the process in 2022. MORE..
8 May 2026 (7:11 PM)
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala stated that no definitive conclusion can be made at this stage regarding the death of former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena. MORE..
8 May 2026 (9:05 PM)
A bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, who is on a state visit to Sri Lanka, has been held this afternoon (08) at the Hilton Colombo. MORE..
8 May 2026 (11:24 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to promptly identify and commence the projects required to resolve the drinking water issues that have become a major concern for the public. MORE..
9 May 2026 (9:50 AM)