A Sri Lankan passenger attempting to smuggle a consignment of foreign-manufactured cigarettes and e-cigarettes valued at Rs. 5.53 million into the country was arrested by Customs officials at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in the early hours of today (18). MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (4:41 PM)
Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F.U. Wootler, has confirmed that �Karandeniye Raju,� an organized criminal suspect recently arrested in India and subsequently brought back to Sri Lanka, is currently being detained for 72 hours for further investigation. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (1:56 PM)
There have been reports of gunfire after at least two merchant vessels tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, the news agency Reuters reports, citing three maritime sources. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (6:12 PM)
Gautam Adani, founder and chairman of the Adani Group, is now the richest person in Asia. The billionaire has overtaken Mukesh Ambani, the chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries. This comes on the back of gains in Adani Group stock values. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (12:14 PM)
Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) headquarters said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz has returned to its previous state of �strict management� following what it described as Washington s repeated breaches of commitments by continued blockade. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (3:37 PM)
Reverend Father Rohan Silva has called on the government to remove Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekera, from his position in order to ensure an impartial investigation into the Easter Sunday bomb attacks. MORE..
18 Apr 2026 (9:46 AM)