Sri Lanka s economic growth rate in 2026 is projected to be lower than the growth recorded in 2025, according to Professor in Economics at the Department of Economics, Priyanga Dunusinghe of the University of Colombo. MORE..

22 Apr 2026 (2:20 PM)

Former Ratnapura District Parliamentarian Premalal Jayasekara, who was arrested yesterday (21) in connection with an alleged incident of threatening an individual with a firearm, has been brought to the Nuwara Eliya Magistrate s Court. MORE..

22 Apr 2026 (1:58 PM)

A former Chief Legal Officer (retired) of the Ministry of Health has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption. MORE..

22 Apr 2026 (1:28 PM)

Iran s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard opened fire Wednesday on a container ship in the Strait of Hormuz, damaging the ship and further raising the stakes as planned ceasefire talks in Pakistan failed to materialize. MORE..

22 Apr 2026 (1:02 PM)

An individual has been killed in an accident involving a motorcycle and a luxury jeep along the Siyambalanduwa� Ethimale road. MORE..

22 Apr 2026 (12:38 PM)

Children aged 17 or younger will face a lifelong ban on buying cigarettes in UK, as the Tobacco and Vapes Bill clears British Parliament. MORE..

22 Apr 2026 (12:00 PM)