A total of four Indian fishermen from Rameswaram have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy for violating the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Sri Lankan waters. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (9:46 PM)
The Sinhala and Tamil New Year cultural festival, organized by the Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, was held today (14) in Gampaha under the patronage of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, with the performance of traditional auspicious customs and rituals. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (8:54 PM)
Lebanon and Israel held their first direct diplomatic talks in decades on Tuesday in Washington following more than a month of war between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group, with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling it a �historic opportunity� but making clear that no breakthrough agreement would happen right away. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (7:40 AM)
More than 200 Iranian nationals who were held at the Welisara Detention Centre and the Koggala Detention Centre have left the island on a special aircraft on Tuesday (14). MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (11:22 PM)
Three brothers who went to bathe in the Mahaweli River, which flows through the Somawathiya Reserve in Serunuwara, have drowned and gone missing. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (8:02 AM)
The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place this morning (April 15) at the premises of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:30 AM)