Iran s chief negotiator said Tuesday (May 12) that Washington must accept Tehran s latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. MORE..

13 May 2026 (6:49 AM)

The Galle Magistrate s Court has remanded several foreign nationals arrested in connection with an alleged organised computer crime network. MORE..

13 May 2026 (12:02 AM)

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay on Tuesday urged the India s External Affairs Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar to take immediate diplomatic steps to secure the release of six fishermen arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy and to retrieve their seized fishing boat. MORE..

12 May 2026 (11:34 PM)

There is �no sign� of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health agency has said. MORE..

12 May 2026 (11:10 PM)

A 38-year-old employee of an Ayurveda massage centre in Unawatuna has been arrested by the Unawatuna Tourist Police over allegations of sexually assaulting an Australian woman, police said today (12). MORE..

12 May 2026 (10:43 PM)

The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General Nayyar Naseer, HI (M), (Retd), has paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at the Deputy Minister s Office in Colombo. MORE..

12 May 2026 (10:31 PM)