An inmate who was sentenced to death has been admitted to the Nuwara Eliya District General Hospital after reportedly consuming poison. MORE..

30 May 2026 (12:11 AM)

Sri Lanka Police has urged the public not to be deceived by fake messages circulating on social media claiming that the Police Department is offering a facility to pay fines for traffic violations.MORE..

29 May 2026 (11:54 PM)

A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump s administration from setting up a nearly $1.8 billion fund to compensate victims of what Trump has called government weaponization. MORE..

29 May 2026 (11:45 PM)

Former Sri Lankan Foreign Secretary, Ambassador Prasad Kariyawasam, has been elected by acclamation as the Chair of the United Nations Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW) at the opening segment of the Committee s 42nd session held at Palais Wilson in Geneva. MORE..

29 May 2026 (11:36 PM)

Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka have surpassed the one million-mark since the beginning of this year, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority. MORE..

29 May 2026 (11:30 PM)

President Donald Trump signaled Friday that he is not yet ready to sign an agreement aimed at ending the conflict with Iran, despite a tentative deal reached Thursday to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin nuclear negotiations. MORE..

29 May 2026 (11:14 PM)