According to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, one-fourth of Sri Lanka s population is currently living in poverty. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (4:41 PM)
The electricity-sector trade unions, who met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (13) to discuss their issues, say that the talks were successful. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (7:44 PM)
Iran s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday (Mar 13), questioning Khamenei s ability to govern after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:56 PM)
Four of six crew aboard a US military refuelling aircraft have died after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (5:34 PM)
The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. MORE..
14 Mar 2026 (8:08 AM)
An individual has stolen a box containing several rubies from a gem merchant at E.L. Senanayake Veediya in Kandy this afternoon (13). MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (6:25 PM)