The Colombo High Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of a witness in a case filed against three defendants, including former Minister Johnston Fernando. MORE..
5 May 2026 (5:11 PM)
The complaint related to the alleged US$2.5 million loss was not made by late Ranga Rajapaksha, but by the Director General of the External Resources Department, according to Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa. MORE..
5 May 2026 (7:39 PM)
The United Arab Emirates has partially closed its airspace after Iran fired missiles and drones toward the country for the first time since the ceasefire began in early April. MORE..
5 May 2026 (7:10 PM)
Vietnamese Ambassador to Sri Lanka and Maldives Trinh Thi Tam spotlighted the outlook for Vietnam � Sri Lanka ties ahead of a May 7-8 state visit to the South Asian nation by General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and State President To Lam. MORE..
5 May 2026 (5:37 PM)
The National Fertilizer Secretariat has issued a clarification rejecting claims made by a representative of the National Farmers Collective that the government has procured fertilizer at excessively high prices. MORE..
5 May 2026 (8:53 PM)
The Illegal Assets Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has today (05) imposed restrictions on properties worth over Rs. 40 million, believed to have been acquired through a drug trafficking network linked to an associate of a major drug trafficker known as �Panadura Kudu Salindu�. MORE..
5 May 2026 (8:30 PM)