Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando has issued a special clarification regarding the recently imposed 50% surcharge on vehicle imports. MORE..
16 May 2026 (3:20 PM)
Mosques in northern Gaza on Saturday announced that Hamas military wing commander had died, a day after Israel s military said #8288;that it had targeted the armed wing chief in airstrikes. MORE..
16 May 2026 (4:28 PM)
The former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Galle region and two other senior police officers have tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court to a group of lawyers over the disruption of a peaceful protest they held near the Galle Fort during the 2022 economic crisis. MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:45 PM)
Twelve passengers were injured after a train travelling from Polgahawela to Colombo derailed, causing one carriage to overturn on the railway line between Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations this morning (16). MORE..
16 May 2026 (9:00 AM)
Samples of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer produced in 2019, allegedly transported from a warehouse in Thambuttegama to the Rambewa Agrarian Service Centre, have been sent for testing, according to Director of the National Fertilizer Secretariat, Chandana Lokuhewage. MORE..
16 May 2026 (4:19 PM)
The Department of Irrigation states that river water levels, which had risen previously, are gradually receding following a slight reduction in rainfall. MORE..
16 May 2026 (10:22 AM)