An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Southern Province and in Colombo, Kaluthara, Monaragala and Rathnapura districts. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (2:11 PM)
All eight people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed in Indonesia s West Kalimantan province, authorities said on Friday as search teams tried to retrieve the bodies and wreckage. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (9:59 AM)
The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from April 19 to 20, 2026. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (12:50 PM)
The former Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation (SLRC), Sarath Kongahage and the former Director General, Devapriya Abeysinghe who were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), have been granted bail by the Colombo Magistrate s Court. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (12:57 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed a Commission of Inquiry to investigate whether irregularities or illegal acts occurred within the state-owned Lanka Coal Company (Pvt) Ltd ...MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (2:17 PM)
US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah group to hold its fire as a 10-day truce went in to effect between Lebanon and Israel. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (1:02 PM)