The alleged main suspect, a Buddhist monk, who is accused of orchestrating the movement of 22 members of the clergy arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a large consignment of narcotics, has been ordered to be detained and interrogated for seven days until May 2. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (7:46 PM)
PET scan services for cancer patients have been suspended at major government hospitals, including the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital and the National Hospital in Colombo, since March 27, according to the Government Radiological Technologists Association. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (12:09 AM)
A small passenger plane has crashed in South Sudan killing all 14 people on board, the country s civil aviation authority (SSCAA) has said. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (11:21 PM)
Locomotive engine drivers will strictly adhere to prescribed speed limits in future, the Locomotive Operating Engineers Union has announced while warning that this may result in delays to rail services. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (6:05 PM)
A consignment of narcotics, for which legal proceedings had been concluded, was destroyed today (27) at an incineration facility in Laktowatta, Wanathawilluwa. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (9:29 PM)
Donations received for the �Rebuilding Sri Lanka� Fund are securely held in the Treasury, according to the Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Anil Jayantha. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (6:52 PM)