Atmospheric conditions will be favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island over the next few days from today (02 April).
2 Apr 2026 (7:27 AM)
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that a society must be built in which all senior citizens can lead lives marked by safety, freedom, happiness, health, mobility, and spiritual well-being, with their rights duly safeguarded. MORE..
1 Apr 2026 (5:35 PM)
A US judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump s White House ballroom construction project, ruling that proper procedures were not followed before the project began. MORE..
1 Apr 2026 (6:05 PM)
President Donald Trump rattled NATO allies on Wednesday morning, as he strongly suggested that the U.S. was weighing whether to pull out of the transatlantic military alliance. MORE..
1 Apr 2026 (4:44 PM)
Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday (Apr 1) on NASA s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes 10-day trip around the moon that marks the United States boldest step yet toward returning humans to the lunar surface this decade before China s first crewed landing. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (5:39 AM)
A powerful magnitude-7.4 earthquake has struck in the Molucca Sea region north-east of Indonesia, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS). MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (6:59 AM)