A significant decline in gold prices has been recorded in Sri Lanka s local market over the past three days, following a sharp drop in global gold prices. MORE..
21 Mar 2026 (3:42 PM)
The Government of Sri Lanka has launched a special data collection programme aimed at accurately identifying the fuel requirements of transport service providers engaged in food distribution, while strengthening sectoral planning amid the situation arising from the Middle East conflict. MORE..
21 Mar 2026 (5:20 PM)
A mother and daughter were killed in a fatal road accident in the Kanakam Puliyadi area along the Chavakachcheri - Puttur road, according to the police. MORE..
21 Mar 2026 (2:27 PM)
Redeveloping the World War II-era oil tank farms in Sri Lanka s eastern Trincomalee district is the "permanent solution" to the energy crisis, Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said, adding that the government was taking steps to expedite the project backed by India and United Arab Emirates. MORE..
21 Mar 2026 (11:27 PM)
Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the U.S.-U.K. military base Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, the semi-official Mehr news agency #8288;reported on Saturday. MORE..
21 Mar 2026 (3:22 PM)
An officer has been killed after a drone struck near to Iraq s intelligence headquarters in the capital Baghdad, its national intelligence service said. MORE..
21 Mar 2026 (6:15 PM)