The electricity-sector trade unions, who met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (13) to discuss their issues, say that the talks were successful. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (7:44 PM)
Iranian state television reports a large explosion in a Tehran square where demonstrations were supposed to be happening. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (4:15 PM)
Iran s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday (Mar 13), questioning Khamenei s ability to govern after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:56 PM)
The Committee on Economic Surveillance, established to safeguard Sri Lanka s economic stability and protect the welfare of citizens amid external pressures, has met at the Presidential Secretariat under the chairmanship of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (7:07 PM)
According to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, one-fourth of Sri Lanka s population is currently living in poverty. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (4:41 PM)
Four of six crew aboard a US military refuelling aircraft have died after it crashed in western Iraq, US Central Command (Centcom) says. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (5:34 PM)