The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a U.N. report concludes. MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (10:26 AM)
A 10-year-old schoolgirl was killed after being run over by a bus in the Mattakkuliya area, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (9:36 AM)
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) announced that its 48-hour island-wide token strike ends at 8.00 a.m. this morning (11). MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (9:16 AM)
Iran s negotiating team arrived in Islamabad on Friday for peace talks with the United States, even as Tehran insisted on measures it said needed to be addressed first, throwing last-minute doubt over the meetings. MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (8:54 AM)
President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz �open fairly soon� but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step. MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (8:43 AM)
At least one person died and 27 were injured after a bus carrying British tourists crashed down a ravine on the Spanish island of La Gomera, emergency services said on Friday. MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (8:36 AM)
Artemis II s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (8:15 AM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, North Western, Southern and Uva provinces and in Anuradhapura, Mannar, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 2.00 p.m., the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
11 Apr 2026 (8:06 AM)
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has informed the public that it has been closely monitoring developments relating to National Development Bank PLC (NDB) following the recent disclosure of an internal fraud. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (11:50 PM)
It has been revealed before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) that coal shipments imported by the Trident Company were, from the initial stages of importation to Sri Lanka, tested at a loading port laboratory that did not possess the required accreditation. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (11:47 PM)
Iran s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf says a ceasefire in Lebanon and the release of Iran s blocked assets must happen before negotiations begin.' MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (11:46 PM)
The Ministry of Defence has announced that a special security program has been implemented to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for the public during the festive season. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (11:28 PM)
The initial phase of interviews for the recruitment of Apprentice Police Constables, Women Police Constables, and Police Constable Drivers to the Sri Lanka Police and the Police Special Task Force (STF) is currently underway in accordance with Government Gazette No. 2482 dated March 27, 2026. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (11:02 PM)
Former President Mahinda Rajapaksa has submitted an affidavit detailing his assets and sources of income to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), in connection with the assets investigation. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (9:22 PM)
US Vice-President JD Vance has just boarded Air Force Two ahead of talks between the US and Iranian delegations in Pakistan. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (9:09 PM)
A 27-year-old Sri Lankan man has been arrested after overstaying in Singapore for about 10 months and living without a fixed address, foreign media reported today. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (8:57 PM)
A Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry will be appointed to investigate all coal shipments imported to the country since 2009, says Leader of the House Minister Bimal Ratnayake. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (8:00 PM)
The Ministry of Education states that the distribution of the total quantity of school uniform fabric received as a grant from the People s Republic of China for the year 2026 has been completed. MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (7:58 PM)
The motion of no-confidence submitted by opposition Members of Parliament against Minister of Energy, Kumara Jayakody, was defeated by a majority of 104 votes on Friday (10). MORE..
10 Apr 2026 (7:42 PM)
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has decided to end its island-wide strike action from 8.00 a.m. tomorrow (11).
10 Apr 2026 (7:11 PM)