One in every three people in Sri Lanka is suffering from high blood pressure, the Ministry of Health has stated. MORE..
21 May 2026 (2:39 PM)
Iran s Supreme Leader has issued a directive that the country s near-weapons-grade uranium should not be sent abroad, two senior Iranian sources said, hardening Tehran s stance on one of the main U.S. demands at peace talks. MORE..
21 May 2026 (6:19 PM)
The Ebola public health emergency in Africa cast its shadow on India s diplomatic calendar with the Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday (May 21, 2026) announcing postponement of the India-Africa Forum Summit-IV that was scheduled for May 28-31. MORE..
21 May 2026 (7:56 PM)
The Sri Lankan Rupee continues to weaken against the US Dollar amidst multiple factors including the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. MORE..
21 May 2026 (12:39 PM)
The overall inflation rate in Sri Lanka, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, increased to 4.7% in April 2026 from 2.4% recorded in March 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..
21 May 2026 (5:18 PM)
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Secretary of the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation, Professor Kapila Perera, violated the fundamental human rights of Additional Secretary W.S. Sathyananda by declaring that his services were no longer required and subjecting him to humiliation and mental distress. MORE..
21 May 2026 (2:22 PM)