The Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government has announced that all liquor stores, meat shops, slaughterhouses, betting centres, casinos, and nightclubs will remain closed for three days in view of the 2026 National Vesak Festival. MORE..

27 May 2026 (12:54 PM)

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath says he was honoured to receive the traditional M #257;ori �P #333;whiri� welcome at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of New Zealand this morning. MORE..

27 May 2026 (11:52 AM)

India has quarantined a woman from Uganda in the tech hub of Bengaluru for a suspected Ebola infection, a health ministry source said on Wednesday, in a case that would be the South Asian nation s first since 2014, if confirmed. MORE..

27 May 2026 (11:29 AM)

The fifth and sixth combined reviews of Sri Lanka s programme under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) are scheduled to be considered today (27) by the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). MORE..

27 May 2026 (10:50 AM)

A Vesak Week has been declared from today (27 May) until 2 June in conjunction with the 2026 State Vesak Festival, which is being held to commemorate the Sambuddhatva Jayanthi. MORE..

27 May 2026 (10:39 AM)

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says a 12-hour water cut will be imposed in the Gampaha and Mahara Pradeshiya Sabha areas today (27). MORE..

27 May 2026 (9:36 AM)