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)
China s most senior general is under investigation, China s defence ministry said on Saturday, in the highest-profile purge to date of senior military leadership just as Beijing modernises its forces and tries to further project its might. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (11:18 PM)
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, said he held a telephone conversation yesterday (23) with Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Yván Gil Pinto. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (11:00 AM)
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)
More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (6:45 PM)
Venerable Balangoda Kassapa Thero, who is currently in remand custody, has been admitted to the Trincomalee District General Hospital for a medical examination. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (2:38 PM)