An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology regarding the low-pressure area in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. MORE..

16 May 2026 (5:00 PM)

Mosques in northern Gaza on Saturday announced that Hamas military wing commander had died, a day after Israel s military said #8288;that it had targeted the armed wing chief in airstrikes. MORE..

16 May 2026 (4:28 PM)

Samples of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer produced in 2019, allegedly transported from a warehouse in Thambuttegama to the Rambewa Agrarian Service Centre, have been sent for testing, according to Director of the National Fertilizer Secretariat, Chandana Lokuhewage. MORE..

16 May 2026 (4:19 PM)

Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando has issued a special clarification regarding the recently imposed 50% surcharge on vehicle imports. MORE..

16 May 2026 (3:20 PM)

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)