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)

The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Sri Lanka has officially announced the implementation of a temporary 50% surcharge on applicable Customs Import Duty for specified imported goods. MORE..

16 May 2026 (11:55 AM)

Police have recovered a body from a well located near a paddy field in the Pitipana South area within the Homagama Police Division. MORE..

16 May 2026 (11:24 AM)