President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that a spiritual revival is essential in fostering economic revival within the country, and that the best determination people can make on this Vesak Full Moon Poya Day is to properly recognise the responsibility entrusted to all citizens to safeguard the Buddha Sasana... MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:30 AM)
The U.S. military carried out new strikes overnight in Iran targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. MORE..
28 May 2026 (8:22 AM)
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews of the Extended Fund Facility for Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR508 million (about US$695 million) to support economic policies and reforms. MORE..
28 May 2026 (8:53 AM)
One person has been killed in a shooting incident reported in the Wettumakada area of Kalutara, a short while ago. MORE..
28 May 2026 (11:32 AM)
The IMF Executive Board completed the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR 508 million (about US$ 695 million) to support economic policies and reforms. MORE..
28 May 2026 (3:21 PM)
Ugandan authorities on Wednesday ordered the closure of the border with Congo �with immediate effect� as suspected cases surge near 1,000 in its neighbor of a rare type of Ebola and as others emerge at home. MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:14 AM)