Oil prices extended gains on Monday as efforts to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran appeared to have stalled, after a nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates came under attack and as U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to discuss military options on Iran. MORE..
18 May 2026 (7:38 AM)
All document attestation services at the Consular Affairs Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs have been temporarily suspended until further notice due to an unexpected technical failure of the Electronic Document Attestation System (e-DAS). MORE..
17 May 2026 (11:18 PM)
The body of another individual missing after a group of four youths went to bathe in the Victoria Reservoir today (17), has been found.
17 May 2026 (7:39 PM)
A foreign national has been arrested in Kollupitiya, near Nimalka Gardens, with 540 sticks of foreign cigarettes allegedly brought into Sri Lanka illegally. MORE..
18 May 2026 (9:33 AM)
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with US President Donald Trump minutes ago about the war with Iran before convening a limited security discussion this evening, Netanyahu s office confirms to The Times of Israel. MORE..
17 May 2026 (11:50 PM)
Two youths have died after a group of four went swimming in the Victoria Reservoir near the Bambaragala Temple area in the Teldeniya Police Division. MORE..
17 May 2026 (6:43 PM)