Notorious underworld figure Karandeniya Raju , wanted in connection with over 15 criminal offences, including murder, was brought back to Sri Lanka yesterday (17) from India by a special team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). MORE..

18 Apr 2026 (9:17 AM)

An average of at least 47 women and girls were killed each day during the war in Gaza, according to figures published by U.N. Women on Friday, and the agency warned that deaths have continued six months into a fragile ceasefire. MORE..

18 Apr 2026 (8:20 AM)

A fire broke out at an oil terminal in southern Russia s Krasnodar region, prompting a large firefighting operation, the region s emergency operational headquarters said early on Saturday. MORE..

18 Apr 2026 (8:13 AM)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and in Nuwara-Eliya district after 1.00 pm, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..

18 Apr 2026 (8:03 AM)

Police have arrested the owner of the multi-day fishing vessel seized by the Sri Lanka Navy while transporting a haul of drugs in the deep sea, about 400 nautical miles south of the island. MORE..

18 Apr 2026 (12:11 AM)

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says that it continues to closely monitor on a day-to-day basis developments relating to National Development Bank PLC (NDB) following the disclosure of an internal fraud. MORE..

17 Apr 2026 (11:45 PM)