President Anura Kumara Dissanayake stated that the government is committed to addressing all issues faced by employees of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) at the earliest possible opportunity. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (10:13 PM)
The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Friday, in a major addition of forces in the region after nearly two weeks of war with Iran. MORE..
14 Mar 2026 (8:08 AM)
According to the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, one-fourth of Sri Lanka s population is currently living in poverty. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (4:41 PM)
The electricity-sector trade unions, who met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this afternoon (13) to discuss their issues, say that the talks were successful. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (7:44 PM)
President Donald Trump said Friday the US military had heavily bombed targets on Iran s Kharg Island, which handles almost all of Iran s crude exports, and he threatened to hit the island s oil infrastructure. MORE..
14 Mar 2026 (8:39 AM)
Iran s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is wounded and likely disfigured, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday (Mar 13), questioning Khamenei s ability to govern after nearly two weeks of US and Israeli attacks on Iran. MORE..
13 Mar 2026 (8:56 PM)