A total of 654 kilograms of narcotics, comprising 478 kilograms of crystal methamphetamine (ICE) and 176 kilograms of heroin, were recovered from the multi-day fishing vessel that was escorted by the Sri Lanka Navy to the Dikkovita Fisheries Harbour yesterday, said police. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (9:49 AM)
The Agricultural and Agrarian Insurance Board has announced that damage assessment activities have already commenced in the relevant districts for the release of compensation to farmers affected by crop damage during the 2025'2026 Maha season . MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (12:00 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Northwestern provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 2.00 pm today (13), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:12 AM)
The U.N. refugee agency said on Thursday that up to 3.2 million people have been displaced #8288;inside Iran since the conflict began on February 28. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (7:15 PM)
Iran will avenge the blood of its martyrs, keep the Strait of Hormuz closed and attack US bases, new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei said on Thursday in a statement read out on state television, his first remarks since succeeding his slain father. MORE..
12 Mar 2026 (8:45 PM)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday issued a veiled threat to kill Iran s new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei even as he acknowledged that Israel s joint air war with the U.S. may not lead to a collapse of Tehran s clerical government. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (11:44 AM)