The Department of Excise has announced that all liquor stores across the island will remain closed on May 30 and 31 in view of the 2026 Vesak Festival. MORE..
27 May 2026 (5:42 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that a spiritual revival is essential in fostering economic revival within the country, and that the best determination people can make on this Vesak Full Moon Poya Day is to properly recognise the responsibility entrusted to all citizens to safeguard the Buddha Sasana... MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:30 AM)
Two children from the same family have reportedly died today (27) after inhaling smoke from a fire that broke out in a hotel room in Batticaloa. MORE..
27 May 2026 (9:38 PM)
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, in her Eid-ul-Adha message, extended her felicitations to the Muslim community in Sri Lanka and around the world, highlighting the festival s values of selflessness, unity, and compassion. MORE..
28 May 2026 (9:07 AM)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of the Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR508 million (about US$695 million) to support economic policies and reforms. MORE..
28 May 2026 (8:53 AM)
Iran s Revolutionary Guards said on Thursday they targeted a U.S. airbase at 4-50 a.m. local time (0120 GMT) after what they described as an early morning U.S. attack near Bandar Abbas airport, Tasnim news agency reported. MORE..
28 May 2026 (11:34 AM)