Following direct discussions conducted by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) with the Government of India, the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka, and Indian security authorities, an organized criminal who was the subject of an international Red Notice and residing overseas has been repatriated to Sri Lanka from India by air. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (9:56 PM)
Seven people have died and 82 are missing after a landslide hit in Indonesia s West Java province, Indonesia s disaster mitigation agency said on Saturday, amid reports of heavy rain in the area. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (3:20 PM)
The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has reported that a total of 194,553 tourists have arrived in the country during the first 22 days of 2026. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (12:27 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has apprehended a total of 11 suspects along with two multi-day fishing trawlers in the deep seas off the southern coast for possession of heroin and the synthetic drug ICE (crystal methamphetamine). MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (12:03 PM)
The Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General of Parliament, Chaminda Kularatne, has reportedly been temporarily interdicted. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (2:44 PM)
The Diyawadana Nilame of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy (Sri Dalada Maligawa), Pradeep Nilanga Dela, stated that an annual income of Rs. 1,500 million is required to maintain the operations of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (4:10 PM)