President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his Sinhala and Tamil New Year message, calls for renewal both physically and spiritually, highlighting that the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is the foremost cultural festival of the people of this country. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (11:16 AM)

The Sinhala and Tamil New Year has dawned today (14), at 9.32 a.m. marking the commencement of a significant cultural celebration observed across Sri Lanka. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (11:02 AM)

A foreign national has been arrested today (14) by officers of the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Unit for attempting to smuggle a consignment of Kush cannabis valued at Rs. 2.87 million into the country. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (9:35 AM)

The National Transport Commission (NTC) states that a limited number of buses have been deployed today (14) to meet passenger demand during the Sinhala and Tamil New Year period. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (9:32 AM)

The US State Department has confirmed that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will take part in Tuesday s meeting between the Lebanese and Israeli ambassadors to Washington. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (8:24 AM)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 p.m., today (14), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..

14 Apr 2026 (8:14 AM)