A total of 817 local and foreign individuals who have been sentenced to death are currently held in prisons across the country, the Ministry of Justice and National Integration has stated. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (4:51 PM)
Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has arrived in Sri Lanka a short while ago (16). MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (5:33 PM)
Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Monday (Feb 16) began a series of military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on the eve of talks with the United States. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (7:58 PM)
Two brothers have been arrested in Kottawa for allegedly aiding and abetting the killing of a lawyer and his wife in Akuregoda, Thalangama last week. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (5:26 PM)
Monks from all Buddhist chapters will be summoned to Colombo on 20 February to be briefed on actions being taken against the Buddhasasana , Ven. Dambara Amila Thero has announced. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (6:15 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised that the Pakistan Interior Minister s visit, together with the arrival of the Pakistan national cricket team in Sri Lanka, has further strengthened the long-standing friendship between Sri Lanka and Pakistan. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (7:39 PM)