The general public has been urged to exercise caution in their use of social media during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year festive season. MORE..
12 Apr 2026 (5:56 PM)
A foreign national who had concealed a stock of cocaine in her body has been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by officers of the Customs Narcotics Control Unit today (12). MORE..
12 Apr 2026 (4:12 PM)
A total of six individuals have been apprehended by the Sri Lanka Navy for illegal night diving to harvest sea cucumbers during a search operation conducted at the Nagar Kovil beach in Jaffna. MORE..
12 Apr 2026 (5:12 PM)
Iranian Deputy Speaker of Parliament Haji Babaei has said the Strait of Hormuz is completely in Iran s hands and �its tolls must be paid in rials� - the Iranian currency. MORE..
12 Apr 2026 (4:48 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, North-Western, Uva provinces and in Ampara, Batticaloa, Polonnaruwa districts. MORE..
12 Apr 2026 (2:16 PM)
US President Donald Trump on Sunday said the U.S. will blockade the Strait of Hormuz after talks held in Pakistan to end the Iran war hit the skids. MORE..
12 Apr 2026 (8:16 PM)