Samples of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer produced in 2019, allegedly transported from a warehouse in Thambuttegama to the Rambewa Agrarian Service Centre, have been sent for testing, according to Director of the National Fertilizer Secretariat, Chandana Lokuhewage. MORE..

16 May 2026 (4:19 PM)

Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando has issued a special clarification regarding the recently imposed 50% surcharge on vehicle imports. MORE..

16 May 2026 (3:20 PM)

The former Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the Galle region and two other senior police officers have tendered an unconditional apology before the Supreme Court to a group of lawyers over the disruption of a peaceful protest they held near the Galle Fort during the 2022 economic crisis. MORE..

16 May 2026 (2:45 PM)

Africa s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo s eastern Ituri province. MORE..

16 May 2026 (2:16 PM)

A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of removing bolts from the railway track at the location where a train derailment occurred earlier today (16). MORE..

16 May 2026 (2:06 PM)

A 31-year-old person has died following a road accident reported in the Kumbuka area on the Horana-Colombo main road. MORE..

16 May 2026 (1:11 PM)