A Cabinet subcommittee has stepped in to provide a permanent solution to long-standing land issues faced by residents in the Welimada, Uva Paranagama and Hali-Ela Divisional Secretariat areas, which arose due to the Uma Oya Development Project. MORE..
12 May 2026 (8:57 PM)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday urged the India s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic steps to secure the release of six fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and to retrieve their seized fishing boat. MORE..
12 May 2026 (11:34 PM)
Uganda s President Yoweri Museveni, 81, has been sworn in for a record seventh consecutive term following his landslide victory in disputed elections in January, extending his tenure as one of Africa s longest-serving rulers. MORE..
12 May 2026 (8:26 PM)
Former Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena s magisterial inquiry continued at the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court, where former cricketer and his relative Aravinda de Silva gave testimony regarding the events leading up to his death. MORE..
12 May 2026 (9:33 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-Western and North-Central provinces, as well as in Trincomalee, Galle and Matara districts. MORE..
12 May 2026 (6:02 PM)
Level 2 landslide warning has been issued to residents of Passara Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSD) of the Badulla district owing to incessant rains experienced in parts of the island. MORE..
12 May 2026 (6:49 PM)