An official attached to the Department of Immigration and Emigration has been arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over an alleged financial fraud linked to the installation of a software system. MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:46 PM)
China s Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump that trade talks were making progress at the start of a two-day summit on Thursday but warned that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and even lead to conflict. MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:41 PM)
The term of office of the National Police Commission is scheduled to end tomorrow (15), with the commission s final meeting scheduled to take place today (14). MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:37 PM)
A ship off the UAE coast near the Strait of Hormuz has been taken by unknown people and is now headed towards Iranian territorial waters, a UK maritime agency said on Thursday. MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:32 PM)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, who is currently on an official visit to the Republic of Belarus, held bilateral discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, Maxim Ryzhenkov, and senior Belarusian officials in Minsk. MORE..
14 May 2026 (3:20 PM)
The Colombo High Court today (14) rejected a preliminary objection raised by the defence in a case filed against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, thereby allowing the trial to proceed. MORE..
14 May 2026 (1:55 PM)
Police have obtained a 72-hour detention order for Ousmand Gunasekara, alias �Gampaha Ousmand�, who was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the killing of organised criminal figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa, according to the Police Spokesman. MORE..
14 May 2026 (12:44 PM)
China s President Xi Jinping told his US counterpart Donald Trump Thursday that Washington and Beijing should be 'partners, not rivals' as the two leaders met in the Chinese capital. MORE..
14 May 2026 (12:33 PM)
A red warning for heavy rains in several areas of the country has been issued by the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
14 May 2026 (12:00 PM)
The Department of Meteorology stated that the highest rainfall recorded in the country during the 24-hour period from 8.30 a.m. yesterday to 8.30 a.m. today (14) was reported from Puttalam, which received 256.2 mm of rainfall.
14 May 2026 (11:50 AM)
The Department of Irrigation says that water levels in several river basins, which had previously risen due to heavy rainfall, are now showing a decline following the reduction in rainfall over the past 24 hours. MORE..
14 May 2026 (11:40 AM)
Higher ticket prices for air travellers in Europe are �inevitable� because of the high cost of jet fuel, according to the head of the International Air Transport Association. MORE..
14 May 2026 (10:04 AM)
US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping met Thursday in Beijing for a high-stakes summit, with trade and the Iran war expected to dominate the agenda. MORE..
14 May 2026 (9:43 AM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he �secretly visited� the United Arab Emirates and met its president during the war with Iran. MORE..
14 May 2026 (9:03 AM)
The Philippine Senate was locked down with military personnel seen entering the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) had sought refuge. MORE..
14 May 2026 (8:42 AM)
Ousmand Gunasekara, alias Gampaha Ousmand , has been arrested by the Colombo Crime Division (CCD) for allegedly aiding and abetting the killing of notorious underworld figure and organised criminal Sanjeewa Kumara Samararatne, alias Ganemulla Sanjeewa , and for allegedly supplying firearms used to carry out the murder. MORE..
14 May 2026 (8:22 AM)
All 11 people aboard a private airplane that crashed at sea off central Florida survived the wreck and were rescued from their lifeboat hours later by a U.S. Air Force Reserve team, U.S. Coast Guard and Air Force officials said on Wednesday. MORE..
14 May 2026 (8:04 AM)
Some passengers have disembarked from a cruise ship after being held in France following a norovirus outbreak. MORE..
14 May 2026 (7:49 AM)
The low pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka continues to persist and is expected to move away from the island and gradually weaken during the next 36 hours, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
14 May 2026 (7:40 AM)
A Special Coordination Committee meeting for the Badulla District was held this afternoon (13) at the Badulla Library Auditorium under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to review the progress of measures taken to restore normalcy to the lives of people affected by the cyclone �Ditwah�...MORE..
13 May 2026 (11:56 PM)