Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas signed an agreement on Thursday (Oct 9) to cease fire and free Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, in the first phase of US President Donald Trump s initiative to end the war in Gaza. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (9:54 PM)
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, Dr. Chandana Abayaratne, announced that a significant number of retired public servants whose salaries were not increased in the 2025 Budget will receive due benefits in the 2026 Budget. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (6:19 PM)
The 2025 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian novelist who said his dark and difficult novels aim to examine reality "to the point of madness." MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (6:26 PM)
Two individuals connected to a large-scale scam involving nearly Rs. 200 million, falsely promising jobs in European countries, have been arrested by officers of the Special Investigations Unit of the Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (2:39 PM)
The Cabinet of Ministers is expected to be reshuffled today (10), according to political sources. MORE..
10 Oct 2025 (10:24 AM)
Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) and Leader of the Opposition, Sajith Premadasa, announced that the SJB has decided to politically collaborate with the United National Party (UNP) under a joint program, based on the leadership and guidance of the SJB. MORE..
10 Oct 2025 (8:03 AM)