The United Nations urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to deliver concrete results after long-running investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (6:29 PM)
The European Union will expand the criteria of its Iran sanctions to include those responsible for blocking the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely shut for nearly two months upending global energy and commodities markets, two EU diplomats said. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (11:22 PM)
The Ministry of Transport states that more than Rs. 536 million was earned from operators of vehicles using expressways during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year period from April 10 to 20. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (5:37 PM)
Around 50 estate houses in low-lying areas of the Fordyce Estate in Dickoya have submerged following heavy rainfall experienced this afternoon (21) in the Hatton�Dickoya area. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (7:43 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court has ordered the further examination of evidence on May 12 in the case filed by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) against former State Minister Diana Gamage. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (5:49 PM)
The Pentagon says US forces boarded a sanctioned tanker overnight �without incident� in the Indo-Pacific region in efforts to �disrupt illicit networks� supporting Iran. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (7:57 PM)