The Joint Opposition has issued a statement regarding the resignation of Minister of Energy Kumara Jayakody and the Secretary to the Ministry, Prof. Udayanga Hemapala, who stepped down amid ongoing investigations into a coal procurement process. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (3:23 PM)
Malaysia is joining a growing list of countries in Southeast Asia seeking to secure oil from Russia amid an energy crunch as a result of the US-Israel conflict with Iran that is now into its eighth week. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (4:47 PM)
The Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan, called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (19), engaging in high-level discussions aimed at further strengthening the longstanding relationship between India and Sri Lanka. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (2:46 PM)
A live hand grenade has been discovered in the Nabadawewa reservoir in Andagala, Eppawala. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (3:55 PM)
The National Transport Commission (NTC) has taken action to fine 80 buses for overcharging passengers during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year period. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (10:15 AM)
A mother and her teenage daughter have been killed in a suspected arson attack at a two-storey residence in Maharagama, police said. MORE..
19 Apr 2026 (12:26 PM)