At least nine people were killed and 10 others wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire at a tavern in a township near Johannesburg early on Sunday, in the latest mass shooting to shock South Africa. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (2:28 PM)
A Sri Lankan national has been arrested for attempting to smuggle a consignment of foreign-made cigarettes worth Rs. 6.3 million into the country at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) this morning (21). MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (10:56 AM)
The United States has intercepted an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Saturday, a move that comes just days after U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "blockade" of all sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (8:13 AM)
India s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit Sri Lanka next week, a trip coming at a time when Delhi immediately reached out to its neighbour amid ongoing recovery from one of the country s worst natural disasters in decades. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (8:39 AM)
The Department of Irrigation stated that out of the 73 major reservoirs under its control, 36 reservoirs are currently spilling. MORE..
21 Dec 2025 (9:34 AM)
The Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe says that the public should be very mindful when obtaining relief money and bank loans provided by the government for those affected by the disaster. MORE..
20 Dec 2025 (10:50 PM)