The government has rejected a request by the opposition to hold a one-day parliamentary debate on a controversial incident involving a payment of USD 2.5 million made by the Treasury as a foreign debt installment which ended up in the hands of cybercriminals, according to SJB Member of Parliament Gayantha Karunathilaka. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (11:47 PM)
A small passenger plane has crashed in South Sudan killing all 14 people on board, the country s civil aviation authority (SSCAA) has said. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (11:21 PM)
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced that online applications for admission to state universities for the 2025'2026 academic year will be accepted until 19 May 2026 from candidates who qualified at the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (10:30 AM)
A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and officials of the Department of Inland Revenue was held this afternoon (27) at the Presidential Secretariat. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (9:10 PM)
The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers completed work to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (11:28 AM)
A consignment of narcotics, for which legal proceedings had been concluded, was destroyed today (27) at an incineration facility in Laktowatta, Wanathawilluwa. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (9:29 PM)