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)
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that a ceasefire with Iran was �on life support� after Tehran s response to a US proposal to end the war made clear the two sides were still far apart on a number of issues. MORE..
12 May 2026 (7:46 AM)
Level 2 landslide warning has been issued to residents of Passara Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSD) of the Badulla district owing to incessant rains experienced in parts of the island. MORE..
11 May 2026 (8:32 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)
US Department of Health and Human Services officials said on Monday that 18 passengers from the luxury cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak were flown back to the U.S. and quarantined, with the one passenger who tested positive in a Nebraska biocontainment unit. MORE..
12 May 2026 (7:59 AM)
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)