Tens of millions of people could face hunger and starvation if fertilisers are not soon allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, the head of a UN task force aimed at averting a looming humanitarian crisis told AFP on Monday (May 11). MORE..
11 May 2026 (9:32 PM)
The U.S. government on Monday announced sanctions against three people and nine companies, including four based in Hong Kong and four in the United Arab Emirates, for aiding Iran s shipment of oil to China. The ninth company is based in Oman. MORE..
12 May 2026 (9:04 AM)
More than 35,000 kilograms of fish were harvested from the Udawalawa Reservoir over just two days � May 9 and 10 � according to the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka. MORE..
11 May 2026 (9:52 PM)
A detainee who had been sentenced to death in connection with the killing of former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala has died after falling from a building within the Welikada Prison. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:07 PM)
The low pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka continues to persist in the sea area vicinity of the island, the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
12 May 2026 (7:34 AM)
Notorious underworld figure and alleged drug trafficker Manoj Suranga Liyanage, widely known as �Batuwatte Chamara,� was taken into custody for questioning following his repatriation to Sri Lanka after being arrested in Azerbaijan. MORE..
11 May 2026 (10:17 PM)