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As the official program for the 2026 State Vesak Festival is scheduled to be held on May 30, the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has issued an extraordinary gazette notification declaring the following day, May 31, as a public holiday. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (11:55 PM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Northern, North-Central, North-Western, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Eastern provinces and the Monaragala district. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (5:39 PM)
The deputy speaker of Iran s parliament, Hamidreza Haji Babaei, says the first revenues collected from tolls imposed on ships using the Strait of Hormuz have been deposited into the Central Bank account. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (5:07 PM)
Italy is ready to deploy up to four vessels, including two minesweepers, as part of an international mission to clear the Strait of Hormuz, the navy s chief of staff said. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (9:51 PM)
In the US, Fox News says President Trump told presenter Martha MacCallum that there is no time pressure on his extension to the ceasefire with Iran. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (4:20 PM)
The President of the Free Lawyers Organisation, President s Counsel Maithri Gunaratne, has claimed that both the President and the Secretary to the Finance Ministry should be held responsible over the disappearance of a USD 2.5 million payment owed to Australia. MORE..
23 Apr 2026 (8:51 PM)