Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 1.00 pm, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (7:36 AM)
Moments after announcing a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, US President Donald Trump says he will be inviting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun to the White House �for the first meaningful talks between Israel and Lebanon since 1983.� MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (11:20 PM)
Ceylon Petroleum Storage Terminals Limited (CPSTL) has announced that the first crude oil tanker to arrive since the onset of the Middle East conflict is scheduled to reach the island tomorrow (17). MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (5:25 PM)
Sri Lanka has strengthened its fiscal position over the past three years, placing it in a better position to support vulnerable groups affected by global energy shocks, according to the IMF s Asia and Pacific Director, Krishna Srinivasan. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (8:45 PM)
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that if a deal with Iran to conclude the war is reached and signed in Islamabad, he might go, and that Iran has agreed to almost everything. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (7:49 AM)
The Ministry of Digital Economy has announced that all public services of the Department for Registration of Persons (ID Office) have been temporarily suspended today (17) following an unexpected system breakdown. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (8:55 AM)