Two brothers drowned this afternoon (17) while swimming in an abandoned quarry in Samagigama, Kekirawa, police said. MORE..

17 May 2026 (10:49 PM)

Stock markets in the Middle East closed lower on Sunday after both US President Donald Trump and Iran s Foreign Minister threw doubt on a deal to end the tension in the Strait of Hormuz. MORE..

17 May 2026 (10:15 PM)

Muslims in Sri Lanka will celebrate the Haj festival (Eid al-Adha) on 28 May, the Colombo Grand Mosque has announced. MORE..

17 May 2026 (9:44 PM)

Four people were killed in overnight Ukrainian drone strikes on Russia, authorities have said � in what appears to be the largest attack on Moscow in over a year. MORE..

17 May 2026 (8:47 PM)

The Governor of the Western Province, Hanif Yusoof says he has notified President Anura Kumara Dissanayake of his desire to resign from the post. MORE..

17 May 2026 (8:10 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)