A Sri Lankan passenger attempting to smuggle a consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes and e-cigarettes valued at Rs. 5.53 million into the country was arrested by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in the early hours of today (18). MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (4:41 PM)
A Sri Lanka Army soldier was killed last afternoon (17) following an accident in which the wall of an old building collapsed at the Sri Lanka Army Training School in Maduru Oya, police stated. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (10:39 AM)
The Trump administration on Friday renewed a waiver allowing countries to buy sanctioned Russian oil and petroleum products at sea for about a month, two days after saying it had no plans to do so. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (9:51 AM)
Iran has announced a partial reopening of its airspace after a seven-week hiatus because of the war, state media reported. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (2:51 PM)
There have been reports of gunfire after at least two merchant vessels tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the news agency Reuters reports, citing three maritime sources. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (6:12 PM)
Three separate incidents involving violent attacks on women have been reported from Moragahahena, Gokarella, and Ragama, prompting police investigations and multiple arrests. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (4:46 PM)