In her message to mark Easter Sunday, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that Easter, devoutly celebrated by Christians to commemorate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is a time to extend wishes for a blessed celebration filled with peace, happiness, and blessings. MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (8:32 AM)
A schoolboy has gone missing after reportedly drowning in the Kehelgamu Oya, a tributary that feeds into the Castlereagh Reservoir. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (11:32 PM)
US President Donald Trump says Iran has 48 hours to �make a deal� or open the Strait of Hormuz before �Hell will reign [sic] down on them�. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (9:27 PM)
A Russian drone attack on a market in southern Ukraine has killed five people and injured 21, including a 14-year-old girl, the prosecutor general s office says. MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (8:13 AM)
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced a 12-hour water cut in the Padukka area and its surroundings, from 8-00 p.m. today (05) until 8-00 a.m. tomorrow (06). MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (12:45 PM)
Pope Leo led the world s Catholics into Easter at a Saturday night vigil Mass in St. Peter s Basilica and urged people not to feel numbed by the scope of the conflicts raging across the world but to work for peace. MORE..
5 Apr 2026 (8:56 AM)