The Department for Registration of Persons (ID Office) has announced that all public services, including the one-day service at its head office and all provincial offices, will be suspended tomorrow (April 17). MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (5:19 PM)
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Traffic Control and Road Safety, W.P.J. Senadheera, said that strict legal action will be taken against vehicles emitting excessive black smoke while operating on public roads. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (6:00 PM)
The leaders of Israel and Lebanon agreed to a 10-day ceasefire after officials from the two countries met in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump said Thursday. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (10:51 PM)
Pope Leo has criticised leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was �being ravaged by a handful of tyrants� in unusually forceful comments during a visit to Cameroon. MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (12:00 AM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Northern, North-Central, North-Western, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Eastern provinces and the Monaragala district. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (6:09 PM)
Finance chiefs of the Group of Seven nations on Thursday said it was urgent to limit the cost to the global economy of an enduring Middle East war and �reaffirmed the pressing need #8288;to move toward a lasting peace.� MORE..
17 Apr 2026 (7:43 AM)