Nearly 80 million people die globally each year due to the use of tobacco products, the Chairperson of the National Authority on Tobacco and Alcohol (NATA), Specialist Dr. Ananda Rathnayake, has stated. MORE..
3 May 2026 (5:59 PM)
Comprehensive investigations are currently underway into an incident in which US$2.5 million belonging to the Ministry of Finance was allegedly misappropriated by a group of fraudsters, the Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated. MORE..
3 May 2026 (4:39 PM)
A bulk carrier has been attacked by multiple small vessels off the coast of Iran. MORE..
3 May 2026 (11:22 PM)
United States President Donald Trump said that he had yet to review the exact wording of a new Iranian peace proposal but he was unlikely to accept it, because the Iranians had not yet �paid a big enough price�. MORE..
3 May 2026 (8:48 PM)
Prasad Manange, the President of the Vehicle Importers Association of Sri Lanka (VIASL) has warned that vehicle prices are expected to increase in the near future due to the continued depreciation of the Sri Lankan Rupee against the US Dollar. MORE..
3 May 2026 (5:01 PM)
The Free Lawyers Organisation has called for an investigation through the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) into the alleged misappropriation of US$2.5 million from the Treasury. MORE..
3 May 2026 (8:38 PM)