A giant statue of football superstar Lionel Messi erected in India to mark his visit last year is �swaying in the wind� and will be removed, a lawmaker told AFP on Wednesday (May 27). MORE..
28 May 2026 (5:34 PM)
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)
The leader of a Thai volunteer group helping to extract seven divers trapped in a cave in Laos said on Thursday that more oxygen tanks would be needed to complete the rescue mission. MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:04 PM)
National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has updated the early landslide warnings issued under Level 1 and Level 2 for residents in 17 Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) across four districts. MORE..
28 May 2026 (9:42 PM)
Police Media Spokesperson, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) F. U. Wootler said that police are preparing to bring back to the country 89 criminals who have been issued Red Notices and are currently hiding abroad while being involved in various crimes in Sri Lanka. MORE..
28 May 2026 (7:57 PM)
The IMF Executive Board completed the combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews under the 48-month Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Sri Lanka, providing the country with immediate access to SDR 508 million (about US$ 695 million) to support economic policies and reforms. MORE..
28 May 2026 (3:21 PM)