Passengers returning to Colombo from Galle and Matara following the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holiday period can now obtain bus tickets through an online reservation system, the Ministry of Transport, Highways and Urban Development announced. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (11:38 PM)
A total of nine Chinese nationals were arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayaka early this morning (16) while attempting to enter the country to allegedly engage in cybercrime-related activities. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (10:17 AM)
Iran s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei says the exchange of messages between Tehran and Washington is continuing with a Pakistani intermediary after talks failed on Sunday. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:53 PM)
Ali Abdollahi - the commander for Iran s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country s highest operational command co-ordinating the armed forces - says that if the US continues its blockade and creates �insecurity for Iran s commercial vessels and oil tankers�, it will �constitute a prelude to a violation of the ceasefire�. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:28 PM)
At least eight students and one teacher have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at a school in southern Turkey, Interior Minister Mustafa Cifci has said. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (12:00 AM)
The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central, Uva and North-western provinces after 1.00 pm. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (8:27 AM)