More details have emerged regarding the incident in which a train derailed and a carriage overturned on the railway line between Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations. MORE..
16 May 2026 (10:29 AM)
The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Sri Lanka has officially announced the implementation of a temporary 50% surcharge on applicable Customs Import Duty for specified imported goods. MORE..
16 May 2026 (11:55 AM)
Mosques in northern Gaza on Saturday announced that Hamas military wing commander had died, a day after Israel s military said #8288;that it had targeted the armed wing chief in airstrikes. MORE..
16 May 2026 (4:28 PM)
The former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Galle region and two other senior police officers have tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court to a group of lawyers over the disruption of a peaceful protest they held near the Galle Fort during the 2022 economic crisis. MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:45 PM)
The Department of Irrigation states that river water levels, which had risen previously, are gradually receding following a slight reduction in rainfall. MORE..
16 May 2026 (10:22 AM)
Africa s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo s eastern Ituri province. MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:16 PM)