Statistics indicate that alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka is on the rise, according to the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre. MORE..
4 May 2026 (7:04 PM)
Long-distance passengers will in future be required to pay only a nominal fee of around Rs. 30 when reserving seats through the online booking system, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake has announced. MORE..
4 May 2026 (6:18 PM)
For the first time, a new representative from Sri Lanka, equivalent to an Ambassador, has been appointed to Palestine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. MORE..
4 May 2026 (6:37 PM)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Monday (May 4, 2026) was defeated in his Kolathur Assembly constituency, a seat he had represented thrice since 2011. He is the fourth sitting Chief Minister in Tamil Nadu to lose an Assembly election. MORE..
4 May 2026 (7:08 PM)
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4 May 2026 (9:40 PM)
Iran has said it stopped a US warship from entering the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
4 May 2026 (5:20 PM)