The highest temperature recorded in the country today (12) was 31.5°C, reported from the Katunayake Meteorological Station, the Department of Meteorology noted. MORE..

12 Jan 2026 (8:56 PM)

The Parliamentary Secretariat has refuted news articles circulated in media under the headline "Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne has decided to take strict action regarding a group of employees using drugs, alcohol and cigarettes within the Parliamentary premises." MORE..

12 Jan 2026 (8:27 PM)

Four persons have died in a road accident along the Paranthan-Mullaitivu road in Murasumoddai, Kilinochchi, this evening (12), police stated. MORE..

12 Jan 2026 (8:02 PM)

The government is hoping to finalize the agreement related to the SINOPEC Oil Refinery Project in Hambantota in the first quarter of 2026. MORE..

12 Jan 2026 (7:43 PM)

An Indian rocket carrying 16 loads of equipment and experiments including an earth surveillance satellite went off track after liftoff on Monday in a fresh setback to the workhorse launch vehicle of the Indian Space Research Organisation. MORE..

12 Jan 2026 (7:27 PM)

The Registrar of the Welimada District Court, who was arrested and remanded in connection with an alleged bribery incident, has been further remanded. MORE..

12 Jan 2026 (6:59 PM)