The government will follow up with three Middle East airlines - Qatar Airways, Emirates and Gulf Air - regarding the invitation for the use of the Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA), a minister said. Port and Aviation Minister Aruna Karu

An Indian vessel carrying a consignment of fuel reached the Colombo Port yesterday, the Ports and Civil Aviation Ministry said.

A police sergeant died and another received serious injuries when a suspicious tractor transporting sand knocked them down and sped away at a police check point in Kodikamam.

Special security and traffic arrangements will be implemented from April 1 in line with the upcoming Sinhala and Tamil New Year, police said.

We have information that some countries have sought permission to use Sri Lankan ports for military purposes, Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said yesterday.

Meanwhile, fresh attention is now being paid for the development of the Trincomalee Oil Tank farm for energy storage.

Ven. Thera would have been charged by a leopard. The 45-year-old Ven. Nanda Thera had been practicing meditation in a rock cave in Bambaragasthalawa archaeological site.

The Ambuluwawa Religious and Biodiversity Complex celebrates its 30th anniversary March 29-30 with pirith chanting, foundation stones for an International Meditation Centre and Niyangoda Vijithasiri Library.

The International Women’s Day celebration of the Sri Lanka Tamil Women’s Union was held at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel in Colombo on Sunday (22).

Minister of Power Kumara Jayakody was granted bail by the Colombo High Court after indictments were served against him in connection with causing a loss of more than Rs. 8.8 million to the Government while

The 2026 Annual Conference of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) was officially inaugurated on 24th March 2026, in Boao, located in Hainan province, Southern China.

Addressing the officer, the Magistrate stated, “This person is now a suspect, not merely a detainee. Therefore, he must be produced before court,” and accordingly ordered that the suspect be produced on the next date.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says eligibility will be determined by a “once-in-a-lifetime” sex test, which would prevent transgender women and those with differences in sexual development (DSD) who have gone through male puberty from

A total of 5,000 patients have been reported in the final stage of kidney disease, while 300 kidney transplants have been carried out in a year, the Health Promotion Bureau said.

The NWSDB has no capacity to produce water exceeding the limit whereas the consumption is increasing

The Annual General Meeting of the Past Pupils’ Association of Bandaranayake Central College, Veyangoda will be held on March 29 at 9.00 a.m. at the School Main Hall. All past pupils, including life members, are kindly invited to attend. New members

The Zonal Education Office in Tangalle has instructed all school principals in the Tangalle Education Zone to submit reports explaining the non-participation of teachers at a special meeting held on March 15, 2026, at the Tangalle Town Hall under the

A compelling new Sinhala novel, “Alu Pata Ahasak Hemantha Sulagak,” by debut author Ishani Wijewardhana, is set to launch on March 28, 2026, under Rasakatha Publishers.

In Sri Lanka, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that around 14,000 new TB cases occur annually, but only 8,500–9,500 cases are currently diagnosed, leaving about 5,000 patients undetected in the community. This significant gap underscor

A heavy influx of foreign tourists was experienced yesterday at Ravana Ella.

The Colombo Additional Magistrate H.D.D.J. Premaratne yesterday ordered that the suspect, a young woman accused of engaging in a dance performance while holding a python around her neck in a cruel manner during a ‘Avurudu Kumara Kumariya’ pageant

Colombo Chief Magistrate Asanga S. Bodaragama yesterday directed the Police Narcotics Bureau to immediately inform relevant authorities that Sri Lanka lacks the technical capability to analyze satellite phone data, following a report submitted by the

The High Commission of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Pakistani community in Sri Lanka celebrated the 86th National Day of Pakistan with traditional fervour and a resolve to make Pakistan a strong, vibrant, progressive, democratic, and welf

Two men aged 54 and 58 have been arrested over the week end for allegedly trying to sexually harass a male child inside a salon in Chilaw.

The Department of Posts yesterday said the delivery of postal parcels will be done every other day.

Rising fuel prices in Sri Lanka are set to affect multiple sectors, including public transport, three-wheelers, container transport, and bakery products, as associations prepare to adjust fares and prices.

The four Sri Lankans who were injured in the missile attack in Dimona had ignored security advice given by the Israeli government, the Sri Lankan Ambassador in Israel Nimal Bandara said .

Opposition MP Ajith P. Perera yesterday said he will raise a privilege issue against Minister of Justice Harshana Nanayakkara for showing his middle finger during sessions last week.

Even though assurance was given by the government that no power cuts will be imposed soon, the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) chairman D.J Rajakaruna said yesterday that the refinery which produces furnace oil and naphtha for power generation, wi