Rajangane Saddharathana, a person in robes, has been arrested by the Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) over allegations of issuing threats through social media against Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala and Inspector General of Police (IGP) Priyantha Weerasuriya, said Police. MORE..
8 May 2026 (10:50 AM)
South Africa s constitutional court revived on Friday impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal dubbed Farmgate by local media, saying parliament had acted unlawfully by blocking the process in 2022. MORE..
8 May 2026 (7:11 PM)
Two people, including a woman, have died in separate incidents suspected murder reported from Pitigala and Tissamaharama areas. MORE..
8 May 2026 (6:24 PM)
President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, To Lam, who arrived in Sri Lanka on a two-day official visit, is currently addressing the Parliament of Sri Lanka. MORE..
8 May 2026 (1:12 PM)
The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, T� L�m, who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka, announced that Vietnam and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Partnership... MORE..
8 May 2026 (8:02 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, North-Central, Uva, and Southern provinces, as well as the Ampara, Batticaloa, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
8 May 2026 (5:22 PM)