A coalition of academics, journalists, feminist activists, and lawyers has issued a statement expressing concern over reports that former First Lady Professor Maithree Wickremesinghe has been summoned by the Financial Crimes Investigation Division (FCID) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (1:33 PM)
A committee of experts has been appointed by the Ministry of Energy to study issues related to coal imports, Cabinet spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (5:31 PM)
Reports indicate that the National Electricity Policy has not yet been presented to the Cabinet of Ministers. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:42 PM)
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) says that a woman who had allegedly defrauded nearly Rs. 16 million by promising overseas employment opportunities in Romania has been arrested. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:42 PM)
Showers or thundershowers are likely at a few places in the Southern Province and in the Ratnapura, Monaragala and Kalutara districts today (24), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (5:59 PM)
Gunmen ambushed a police vehicle and killed five officials in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, as the South Asian nation struggles to quell a rising wave of militant attacks and faces renewed border tensions with neighbouring Afghanistan. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:34 PM)