A luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak and marooned since Sunday off the coast of Cape Verde left for Spain on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, after three people, two of them seriously ill, were evacuated. MORE..
7 May 2026 (8:03 AM)
A delegation led by the World Bank Country Manager for Sri Lanka, Gevorg Sargsyan, has reportedly met with the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, this morning (06) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo. MORE..
6 May 2026 (8:40 PM)
Laugfs Gas has increased domestic refill prices with effect from midnight today (06 May). MORE..
6 May 2026 (11:09 PM)
Sri Lanka has expressed grave concern regarding the recent hostilities in the West Asian region, including attacks on critical energy infrastructure, which affect regional stability and peace efforts. MORE..
6 May 2026 (10:32 PM)
Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a U.S. peace proposal that sources said would formally end the war while leaving unresolved the key U.S. demands that Iran suspend its nuclear program and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..
7 May 2026 (7:50 AM)
Sri Lanka Police says it will implement a special traffic management plan within Colombo on May 7 and 8 in view of the official visit of the President of Vietnam to Sri Lanka. MORE..
7 May 2026 (12:05 AM)