A prison inmate serving a sentence at Welikada Prison has died after being hospitalised following an incident linked to an attempted escape. MORE..
4 May 2026 (8:55 PM)
Statistics indicate that alcohol consumption in Sri Lanka is on the rise, according to the Alcohol and Drug Information Centre. MORE..
4 May 2026 (7:04 PM)
Kuwaiti crude oil exports tumbled from more than one million barrels a day to zero in April, according to Iranian media, marking the �first such disruption� since the end of the Gulf War in 1991. MORE..
4 May 2026 (7:52 PM)
The US military �blew up� six small Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday after Iran launched �multiple cruise missiles, drones and small boats� at US Navy ships and at commercial ships being �protected� by the US military, US Central Command chief Adm. Bradley Cooper told reporters. MORE..
4 May 2026 (11:50 PM)
The United Arab Emirates on Monday sent out an alert for potential missile threats throughout the country, the first in just under a month when the United States and Iran agreed to a ceasefire. MORE..
4 May 2026 (10:01 PM)
A letter containing five questions has been submitted by the �Dinana Dakuna� organization, raising concerns over the citizenship status of Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance. MORE..
4 May 2026 (9:40 PM)