An individual who arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a consignment of the Kush cannabis valued at approximately Rs. 70 million has been arrested. MORE..
7 Jan 2026 (3:45 PM)
A seaplane that was preparing to land plunged into Gregory Lake in Nuwara Eliya at around 12-30 p.m. today (07). MORE..
7 Jan 2026 (2:19 PM)
Heavy showers above 100 mm have been predicted at some places in the Eastern and Uva provinces and in the Polonnaruwa, Matale and Nuwara-Eliya districts. MORE..
7 Jan 2026 (5:52 PM)
The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has announced that it has decided to cancel all equity securities transactions carried out today (07) prior to the market halt, following the detection of transactions executed at irregular prices. MORE..
7 Jan 2026 (4:34 PM)
The U.S. said on Wednesday it had seized a Russian-flagged, Venezuela-linked tanker as part of President Donald Trump s aggressive push to dictate oil flows in the Americas and force Caracas socialist government to become its ally. MORE..
7 Jan 2026 (11:01 PM)
Russia has reportedly deployed a submarine and other vessels to escort an oil tanker - which is also being pursued by US forces - across the Atlantic. MORE..
7 Jan 2026 (7:36 PM)