Four schools in the Deniyaya Educational Zone will remain closed tomorrow (May 08) following the advice of the Governor of the Southern Province, due to the spread of a fever-related illness, says the Zonal Education Director of Deniyaya. MORE..
7 May 2026 (6:28 PM)
The motion to approve the extension of the State of Public Emergency under the Public Security Ordinance was passed in Parliament today (May 7) by a majority of 139 votes. MORE..
7 May 2026 (7:55 PM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Sabaragamuwa, Northern, North-central, North-western, Eastern provinces and Hambantota and Monaragala districts. MORE..
7 May 2026 (7:35 PM)
Oil prices extended losses on Thursday as investors weighed the prospects for a Middle East peace deal that could ease supply concerns and pave the way for the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
7 May 2026 (5:35 PM)
The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said the situation returned to normal while the U.S. said it did not want to escalate. MORE..
8 May 2026 (7:54 AM)
An outbreak of hantavirus on board a cruise ship is not the start of a pandemic, the UN health agency has said. MORE..
8 May 2026 (8:24 AM)