The visiting Vice Chairman of the National People s Congress of China, Wang Dongming called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (17). MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (4:10 PM)
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (1:23 PM)
The Yellow Anaconda hatchling which was reported missing from the Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens recently, has been recovered. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (1:57 PM)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to review the government s request for emergency financial assistance amounting to approximately USD 200 million under the Rapid Financing Instrument on Friday (19), according to the IMF Executive Board calendar. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (12:46 PM)
A foreign-manufactured firearm and a stock of ammunition have been recovered based on information revealed during the interrogation of an underworld gang member known as "Kehelbaddara Padme", who is currently being held under a detention order. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (8:47 AM)
A special cargo flight carrying 69,000 kilograms of disaster relief humanitarian aid, valued at around EUR 500,000, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning (17) from Germany and Luxembourg. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (10:59 AM)