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 16-year-old schoolboy has drowned while swimming in Katupila Lake within the Sewanagala Police Division. MORE..
2 May 2026 (10:21 AM)
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was not satisfied with the latest Iranian proposal for talks on the Iran war, while Iran s foreign minister said Tehran was ready for diplomacy if the United States changes its approach. MORE..
2 May 2026 (8:18 AM)
The death of the Assistant Director of the External Resources Department of the Ministry of Finance, who had been interdicted in connection with the alleged misappropriation of USD 2.5 million linked to a cyber heist, has been confirmed as a suicide. MORE..
1 May 2026 (9:10 PM)
US president Donald Trump has said he will remove all tariffs and restrictions on whisky imports in honour of King Charles and Queen Camilla s state visit to the US. MORE..
1 May 2026 (7:52 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)