The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) reports a significant decline in the number of foreign tourists who visited Sri Lanka in March 2026. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (1:00 PM)
A total of 512 individuals have been arrested during a series of search operations carried out islandwide under crime and drug prevention raids. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (6:01 PM)
A Chinese national who attempted to smuggle a consignment of Salacia reticulata (Kothala Himbutu), an indigenous plant to Sri Lanka that contains high medicinal value, worth Rs. 300,000 out of Sri Lanka, was apprehended by Customs officers...MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (1:05 PM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern, North-Western, Northern and North-Central provinces and in the Monaragala District. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (5:49 PM)
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (4:21 PM)
Government doctors in all hospitals across the island will engage in a strike action from 8-00 a.m. tomorrow (April 4), the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) announced. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (5:25 PM)