A significant increase in hospital admissions have been reported due to accidents during the New Year season, health officials noted. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (10:51 PM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Northern, North-Western, North-Central, Western and Southern provinces and the Trincomalee district. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (6:05 PM)
The Department of Prisons has taken steps to grant a special opportunity for open visits to prison inmates in view of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (8:46 PM)
Full efforts are still being made to resolve the conflict between the #8288;U.S. and Iran, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, a day after #8288;talks between the two sides, held #8288;in Islamabad, ended without agreement. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (9:40 PM)
The deadline passed on Monday for the start of a US military blockade of ships leaving Iran s ports, and Tehran threatened to retaliate against ports of its Gulf neighbours after weekend talks on ending the war broke down. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (9:06 PM)
China urged calm and restraint by all sides on Monday (Apr 13), following US President Donald Trump s threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz after the failure of weekend talks in Islamabad aimed at ending the Iran war. MORE..
13 Apr 2026 (5:28 PM)