Long-distance passengers will in future be required to pay only a nominal fee of around Rs. 30 when reserving seats through the online booking system, Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development Bimal Rathnayake has announced. MORE..

4 May 2026 (6:18 PM)

US Central Command (Centcom) denies that one of its warships has been struck by two Iranian missiles. MORE..

4 May 2026 (6:17 PM)

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasised the need for a country in which Sinhalese, Tamil and Muslim communities live together in harmony and brotherhood and reaffirmed that the strong steps taken towards national unity will not, under any circumstances, be reversed. MORE..

4 May 2026 (5:58 PM)

A total of 12 dengue-related deaths have been recorded so far this year, including two children under the age of 12, according to the National Dengue Control Unit. MORE..

4 May 2026 (5:31 PM)

Iran has said it stopped a US warship from entering the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..

4 May 2026 (5:20 PM)

Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath has held discussions with the visiting President of the Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu. MORE..

4 May 2026 (5:11 PM)