Three individuals, including a woman, have been apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the Airport Police Narcotics Division in Wellampitiya while in possession of over 16 kilograms of Kush narcotics. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (9:08 AM)
With just two months to go for the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking a "humane and pragmatic" resolution to the long-pending citizenship issue and legal status of Sri Lankan Tamils living in the state for over four decades. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (11:12 AM)
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka today (16). MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (9:58 AM)
Several spells of showers will occur in Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Hambantota districts, today (16), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (8:00 AM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has paid his final respects to the late veteran politician and former minister, Professor Tissa Vitarana. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (11:20 AM)
A parcel containing live ammunition has been taken into custody by the police in the Gaala Junction area in Wattala. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (10:00 AM)