The Fort Magistrate s Court has ordered that 74 Vietnamese nationals arrested and remanded on suspicion of involvement in online financial scams be further remanded until May 21. MORE..

15 May 2026 (1:33 PM)

Taking into account the prevailing heavy rainfall across Sri Lanka, the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the landslide early warnings issued last night (14). MORE..

15 May 2026 (1:26 PM)

The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) states that legal action has been initiated against a group of traders in the Marawila area for selling Samba rice above the government-mandated Maximum Retail Price (MRP). MORE..

15 May 2026 (1:03 PM)

India has raised petrol and diesel prices for the first time in four years by 3 rupees ($0.03) per litre, or more than 3%, according to retailers in Delhi on Friday, to recoup some of the losses incurred due to higher global crude oil prices. MORE..

15 May 2026 (12:29 PM)

A red warning for heavy rainfall in several areas of the country has been issued by the Department of Meteorology. MORE..

15 May 2026 (12:04 PM)

The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) reports that 88 houses across the island have sustained partial damage due to prevailing adverse weather conditions in Sri Lanka. MORE..

15 May 2026 (12:01 PM)