The alleged main suspect, a Buddhist monk, who is accused of orchestrating the movement of 22 members of the clergy arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) with a large consignment of narcotics, has been ordered to be detained and interrogated for seven days until May 2. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (7:46 PM)
The President of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC), Shammi Silva and the Executive Committee are reportedly preparing to resign from their positions, with a final decision expected at a special executive meeting scheduled for tomorrow (28). MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (10:25 PM)
A coordination meeting on the construction of interim shelters for communities affected by the Cyclone Ditwah was held at the Army Headquarters under the patronage of the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd). MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (8:11 PM)
Iran has offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for the United States lifting its blockade on the country and an end to the war, while proposing that discussions on the larger question of its nuclear programme would come in a later phase, two regional officials said on Monday (Apr 27). MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (7:19 PM)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday that it was too early to drop sanctions imposed on Iran. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (5:39 PM)
The government has rejected a request by the opposition to hold a one-day parliamentary debate on a controversial incident involving a payment of USD 2.5 million made by the Treasury as a foreign debt installment which ended up in the hands of cybercriminals, according to SJB Member of Parliament Gayantha Karunathilaka. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (11:47 PM)