Airlines increased ticket prices to Sri Lanka from Indian and Pakistani cities as well as from the Middle East after Pakistan government s decision giving the go ahead to the national cricket team to participate in the Pakistan-India T20 World Cup match in Colombo. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (9:45 PM)
Allrounder Dushan Hemantha has been approved as a replacement for injured Wanindu Hasaranga in the Sri Lanka squad by the Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men s T20 World Cup 2026. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (11:14 PM)
The Colombo Magistrate s Court today ordered the release on bail of businessman Nimal Sisira Kumara and Bandara Rambukwella, a cousin of former Minister Keheliya Rambukwella, who were arrested on suspicion of aiding and abetting the laundering of more than Rs. 740 million in funds allegedly unlawfully earned by the ex-minister. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (4:51 PM)
An Additional General Manager of the National Water Supply Board (NWSDB), Dharshana Medawatte and another individual who were arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) on bribery charges have been remanded. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (8:22 PM)
The State Vesak Festival for this year will be held at the Midellawala Purana Maha Viharaya in Thihagoda, Matara, according to the General Secretary of the All-Island Sasanarakshaka Bala Mandalaya, Most Venerable Mugunuwela Anuruddha Thero. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (10:09 PM)
Leader of the Bohra community, His Holiness Dr Syedna Mufaddal Saifuddin Saheb has commended the programmes implemented by the government under the President Anura Kumara Dissanayake s leadership aimed at achieving a new social and economic transformation in Sri Lanka. MORE..
10 Feb 2026 (8:51 PM)