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The Registrars of the three main Buddhist chapters (Nikayas) in Sri Lanka have requested 23 arrested monks, who are currently in remand custody over allegations of smuggling narcotics from Thailand, to voluntarily disrobe to return to lay life. MORE..
15 May 2026 (6:12 PM)
India has raised petrol and diesel prices for the first time in four years by 3 rupees ($0.03) per litre, or more than 3%, according to retailers in Delhi on Friday, to recoup some of the losses incurred due to higher global crude oil prices. MORE..
15 May 2026 (12:29 PM)
The Fort Magistrate s Court has ordered that 74 Vietnamese nationals arrested and remanded on suspicion of involvement in online financial scams be further remanded until May 21. MORE..
15 May 2026 (1:33 PM)
U.S. President Donald Trump departed Beijing Friday after two days of talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that ran the gamut from Iran and Taiwan to trade, oil and Boeing. MORE..
15 May 2026 (2:00 PM)
The former Chairman of the Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya Sabha, Jagath Samantha, has been sentenced to five and a half years of imprisonment after being found guilty of assaulting the Divisional Secretary of Arachchikattuwa. MORE..
15 May 2026 (2:15 PM)
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) states that legal action has been initiated against a group of traders in the Marawila area for selling Samba rice above the government-mandated Maximum Retail Price (MRP). MORE..
15 May 2026 (1:03 PM)