The Department of Excise has announced that all liquor stores across the island will remain closed on May 30 and 31 in view of the 2026 Vesak Festival. MORE..
27 May 2026 (5:42 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that a spiritual revival is essential in fostering economic revival within the country, and that the best determination people can make on this Vesak Full Moon Poya Day is to properly recognise the responsibility entrusted to all citizens to safeguard the Buddha Sasana... MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:30 AM)
One person has been killed in a shooting incident reported in the Wettumakada area of Kalutara, a short while ago. MORE..
28 May 2026 (11:32 AM)
The U.S. military carried out new strikes overnight in Iran targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday. MORE..
28 May 2026 (8:22 AM)
The Welfare Benefits Board says that arrangements have been made to credit the May payments under the �Aswesuma� welfare benefit scheme for senior citizens aged over 70 to beneficiaries bank accounts tomorrow (29). MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:45 PM)
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay met Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday and discussed matters concerning the state, including the Mekedatu dam issue, fishermen arrests and the Tamil invocation song row. MORE..
27 May 2026 (9:15 PM)