Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha engaged in a high-level diplomatic discussion with General Phan Van Giang, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defence of Vietnam, and his accompanying delegation in Colombo. MORE..
9 May 2026 (7:53 PM)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa claims that the government s decision to increase electricity tariffs is a way of placing the burden of importing substandard coal on the shoulders of electricity consumers in the country. MORE..
9 May 2026 (8:19 PM)
The investigation into the death of former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, has been handed over to the Colombo Crime Division (CCD). MORE..
9 May 2026 (6:27 PM)
The Department of Irrigation said spill gates of the Deduru Oya Reservoir, Lunugamvehera Reservoir and Rajanganaya Reservoir were opened from this morning (09) due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions affecting the island. MORE..
9 May 2026 (11:14 AM)
A 47-year-old resident of Balapitiya was reportedly attacked to death using a sharp weapon following an escalation of a dispute within the Ambalangoda Police Division. MORE..
9 May 2026 (12:53 PM)
The Deputy Mayor of the Kurunegala Municipal Council, Ashardeen Moinudeen, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 3 million from a businessman in return for awarding a tender, has been remanded until May 21. MORE..
9 May 2026 (3:47 PM)