Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker with 17 crew including a Sri Lankan that was sailing near the Somali coast, according to multiple security officials who spoke to the BBC. MORE..
25 Apr 2026 (7:37 PM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Northwestern provinces and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 2.00 pm, today (26), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (8:22 AM)
The internationally recognized �Ehipassiko� peace walk, led by Venerable Pannakara Thero and a group of monks visiting from the United States, successfully concluded its fourth day this afternoon (25). MORE..
25 Apr 2026 (10:52 PM)
US President Donald Trump has said that the suspect involved in the shooting at the annual White House Correspondents dinner was carrying several weapons. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (11:34 AM)
Sri Lanka s vehicle import expenditure has reached its third-highest level in history in 2025, according to the Central Bank s Annual Economic Review for 2025. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (1:01 PM)
The President of the Sri Lanka Baseball Federation Asanga Seneviratne has been elected the new president of the National Olympic Committee (NOC). MORE..
25 Apr 2026 (9:21 PM)