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)
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)
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)
The Department of Meteorology says showers will occur at times in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva provinces, as well as in the Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts, during the next 36 hours. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (6:24 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 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)