The distribution of activity books for Grade 1, covering the second and third terms for the year 2026, has already commenced, according to the Ministry of Education. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (11:42 AM)
Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven nations on Thursday said it was urgent to limit the cost to the global economy of an enduring Middle East war and �reaffirmed the pressing need #8288;to move toward a lasting peace.� MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (7:43 AM)
Six bodies�comprising two females and four males�have been recovered from among a group of individuals who were reportedly swept away while bathing in the Deduru Oya in the Kuratiyagahamula area of Kobeigane. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (10:20 AM)
All eight people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in Indonesia s West Kalimantan province, authorities said on Friday as search teams tried to retrieve the bodies and wreckage. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:59 AM)
A shooting incident targeting an individual known as �Podi Patty,� the brother of organized criminal figure �Loku Patty,� has been reported in the Ahungalla area. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (11:43 AM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 1.00 pm, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (7:36 AM)