A total of four inmates have reportedly escaped from the Kandakadu Treatment and Rehabilitation Centre in Polonnaruwa. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (7:02 PM)
Veteran journalist Bhakti Dharmapriya Mendis, who had been receiving treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the National Hospital in Colombo after sustaining serious injuries in a road accident, has passed away. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (8:35 PM)
Myanmar junta chief Min Aung Hlaing was elected president on Friday after breezing through a parliamentary vote, formalising his grip on political power in the war-torn nation five years after he ousted an elected government in a coup. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (4:21 PM)
A total of 512 individuals have been arrested during a series of search operations carried out islandwide under crime and drug prevention raids. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (6:01 PM)
Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has mocked the US on his X account after reports that an American fighter jet was shot down over Iran. MORE..
4 Apr 2026 (12:00 AM)
Government doctors in all hospitals across the island will engage in a strike action from 8-00 a.m. tomorrow (April 4), the Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) announced. MORE..
3 Apr 2026 (5:25 PM)