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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)
Sri Lanka Police has announced a special traffic plan to be implemented in view of the official visit of the Vice President of India, C. P. Radhakrishnan. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (5:51 PM)
Two Indian-flagged vessels were fired at by Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz today, sources have said. No one was injured and the vessels were not damaged, they said. The two ships, however, had to turn back after the incident northeast of Oman in the shipping lane critical for oil trade. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (9:38 PM)
No date has been set for the next round of negotiations between Iran and the United States, Iran s deputy foreign minister said on Saturday, adding that a framework of understanding must be agreed first. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (7:48 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)
A 55-year-old man, a resident of Maradan Kulama, tragically drowned last afternoon (17) after leaping into the Maradan Kulama Wewa in Mihintale to save his son and another child. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (12:56 PM)