The Secretary to the Treasury Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma has informed the Committee on Public Finance (COPF) in a letter that he will not appear before the committee tomorrow (30), according to COPF Chairman Dr Harsha de Silva. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (8:10 PM)
Two people have died after a small plane crashed into a hangar at an airport in South Australia, authorities say. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (6:25 PM)
One person has succumbed to injuries after a private bus veered off the road and plunged nearly 35 feet down a precipice in the Battalgalla Estate area of Dickoya along the Hatton - Fordyce main road today (29), Police Media Division said. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (9:06 PM)
The United States has handed back 337 antiquities looted from Italy in one of the largest recent returns of stolen cultural property, officials said on Wednesday, highlighting deepened cooperation between Rome and Washington. MORE..
30 Apr 2026 (8:37 AM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the North-Central, Eastern, Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kurunegala, Monaragala, Vavuniya, Mullaittivu, and Kilinochchi districts. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (5:27 PM)
The Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court today (29) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a progress report on an ongoing investigation into a complaint filed against former President Ranil Wickremesinghe and former Presidential Secretary Saman Ekanayake over alleged misappropriation of public funds. MORE..
29 Apr 2026 (4:35 PM)