The National New Rice Festival, a traditional annual ceremony in which newly harvested rice from the Maha season is offered to the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, was held this morning (09) under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in the presence of the historic Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi in Anuradhapura. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (6:08 PM)
Sri Lankan police recently repatriated 125 individuals suspected of involvement in telecom fraud, who had been apprehended during earlier crackdown operations, to China, the Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said on Thursday. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (11:53 PM)
More than 3,000 people were killed throughout Iran during the war that #8288;began on February 28, Iran s forensic chief told state media on Thursday, adding #8288;that 40% of the dead needed forensic #8288;work to be identified and #8288;returned to families.
9 Apr 2026 (4:48 PM)
Passengers travelling ahead of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays are informed that additional bus services have been deployed from the Makumbura Multimodal Centre (MMC) in Kottawa. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (10:05 PM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for tomorrow (10) for residents of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-Western, Northern and North-Central provinces and in Monaragala District. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (5:19 PM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel will continue to strike Hezbollah wherever necessary , following a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (5:24 PM)