President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials to promptly identify and commence the projects required to resolve the drinking water issues that have become a major concern for the public. MORE..
9 May 2026 (9:50 AM)
President Donald Trump said Friday that the leaders of Russia and Ukraine have agreed to his request for a three-day ceasefire and an exchange of prisoners, adding that such a halt to hostilities could be the �beginning of the end� of the long war between them. MORE..
9 May 2026 (9:25 AM)
The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) said the proposed special electricity tariff revision for the year 2026 is scheduled to be announced today (09). MORE..
9 May 2026 (9:20 AM)
The World Health Organization said on Friday that eight people had fallen ill, including three who died, in a hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship, with six confirmed cases and two probable cases. MORE..
9 May 2026 (8:22 AM)
South Africa s constitutional court revived on Friday impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal dubbed Farmgate by local media, saying parliament had acted unlawfully by blocking the process in 2022. MORE..
8 May 2026 (7:11 PM)
The United States said it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day on Friday to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack. MORE..
8 May 2026 (10:49 PM)