The motion to approve the extension of the State of Public Emergency under the Public Security Ordinance was passed in Parliament today (9) by a majority of 110 votes. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (7:10 PM)
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz, which has #8204;been blockaded since the start of the Iran war, causing the worst disruption to global energy supplies in history. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (7:14 AM)
Passengers travelling ahead of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays are informed that additional bus services have been deployed from the Makumbura Multimodal Centre (MMC) in Kottawa. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (10:05 PM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that he has authorised direct negotiations with Lebanon �as soon as possible�. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (11:43 PM)
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala has claimed that ongoing investigations have uncovered that the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks were not an isolated incident, but a result of a conspiracy that had been in motion since 2017. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (5:58 PM)
Britain deployed its armed forces to deter Russian submarines from attacking its cables and pipelines when they spent around a month in British waters earlier this year, defence minister John Healey said on Thursday. MORE..
9 Apr 2026 (5:33 PM)