Police have requested public assistance to locate and arrest a suspect linked to the double murder of a lawyer and his wife who were shot dead in a parking area of a supermarket in Akuregoda. MORE..
19 May 2026 (5:15 PM)
Officials of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) informed the Ministerial Consultative Committee on Women and Child Affairs that a decision has been taken to provide a monthly allowance of Rs. 10,000 for children aged between 2 and 13 years of parents employed overseas, if those children are enrolled in daycare centres. MORE..
19 May 2026 (7:07 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to maintain the current water tariff structure during the first six months of 2026 without any revision. MORE..
19 May 2026 (4:08 PM)
The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS) of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, has arrived in Sri Lanka on a three-day official visit. MORE..
19 May 2026 (4:56 PM)
A warning has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for rough sea conditions and strong winds over the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea regions over the next three days. MORE..
19 May 2026 (7:13 PM)
Sri Lanka has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at securing technical expertise and investment cooperation from Russia to modernise the railway service. MORE..
19 May 2026 (4:37 PM)