Any shipper paying tolls to Iran for passage through the Strait of Hormuz, including charitable donations to organizations such as the Iranian Red Crescent Society, is at risk of punitive sanctions, the U.S. Treasury warned on Friday. MORE..
2 May 2026 (8:35 AM)
A 38-year-old suspect has been arrested in the Hunuwila area of Pannala for the possession of a foreign-made pistol. MORE..
2 May 2026 (1:23 PM)
High Commissioner of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General (Retd) Nayyar Naseer, met with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya at the Temple Trees premises. MORE..
1 May 2026 (11:06 PM)
The US Defence Department plans to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany, amid a spat between President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war with Iran. MORE..
2 May 2026 (11:38 AM)
One person has died following a head-on collision between two motorcycles at the 134th kilometre post along the Puttalam-Trincomalee road in Horowpathana. MORE..
2 May 2026 (12:53 PM)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has declared that the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and the United National Party (UNP) have already united. MORE..
1 May 2026 (8:32 PM)