A state of relative calm prevailed around the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, after days of sporadic flare-ups, as the United States waited for Iran s response to its latest proposals to end more than two months of fighting and begin peace talks. MORE..
9 May 2026 (9:34 PM)
Germany, France, Belgium, Ireland, and the Netherlands will send planes to evacuate their citizens aboard the Tenerife-bound cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak, Spain s interior minister said in Madrid on Saturday. MORE..
9 May 2026 (11:11 PM)
The investigation into the death of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, has been handed over to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD). MORE..
9 May 2026 (6:27 PM)
Four schools in the Deniyaya Education Zone that were temporarily closed due to a rapidly spreading flu outbreak among schoolchildren will remain closed for two more days. MORE..
10 May 2026 (8:38 AM)
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says a sudden breakdown has occurred in the main water supply line carrying water from Ambathale to the Kaduwela area. MORE..
9 May 2026 (10:17 PM)
A Sri Lankan passenger who had arrived in the country carrying a consignment of the narcotic hashish has been arrested by officers of the Airport Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) earlier today (10). MORE..
10 May 2026 (9:16 AM)