A World Health Organization (WHO) expert team has arrived in Sri Lanka to review the progress of the country s health system and submit recommendations to strengthen it further, the Ministry of Health said in a statement. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (6:49 PM)
US President Donald Trump said he now considers the ceasefire with Iran over �Wednesday evening Washington time� but that it s �highly unlikely� he would extend it further if a deal is not reached. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (10:48 PM)
At least 25 people have been killed in an explosion at a firecracker factory in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, with four others seriously injured. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (5:39 PM)
Senior Professor OG Dayaratna Banda has assumed duties as the 15th Director General of the National Institute of Education (NIE) Maharagama, with effect from today (April 20). MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (7:33 PM)
Police have recovered a body from a well located near the residence of the late Weligama Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, Lasantha Wickramasekara, who was previously shot dead. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (11:20 PM)
The United National Party (UNP) has dismissed as false a statement currently circulating on social media under the title �UNP s stance on celebrating International Workers Day,� which uses the party s official logo. MORE..
20 Apr 2026 (8:43 PM)