China launches rocket to send astronaut on year-long space mission
China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday (May 24), which will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year inContinue Reading
China launched its Shenzhou-23 mission on Sunday (May 24), which will see a Chinese astronaut spend a full year inContinue Reading
Oil prices hit two-week lows on Monday (May 25) on optimism that the United States and Iran were moving closerContinue Reading
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) contest might have been a dead-rubber form the IPL 2026 playoffs qualificationContinue Reading
Former Minister Wimal Weerawansa has been arrested after arriving at the Thalangama Police Station to record a statement. In aContinue Reading
Customs officers at Katunayake Airport have arrested three Chinese businessmen for attempting to smuggle a large stock of foreign‑made cigarettesContinue Reading
Sri Lanka Cricket has announced that the player draft for the Lanka Premier League (LPL) 2026 will be held onContinue Reading
The Sri Lankan Rupee appreciated further today (25) against the US Dollar, compared to last Friday, with commercial banks loweringContinue Reading
Sri Lanka’s rupee is expected to recover from its recent decline by the end of 2026 as global oil pricesContinue Reading
A death row inmate convicted in the high‑profile rape and murder of schoolgirl Sivalloganathan Vidya in Jaffna has reportedly diedContinue Reading
Police in Mahiyanganaya have launched an investigation after discovering an unidentified body inside a suspicious parcel left in a canalContinue Reading
A total of 22,236 persons from 5,803 families across eight (08) districts in Sri Lanka have been severely affected byContinue Reading
The Katana Police have launched an investigation into the suspicious death of a woman in the Akkarapana area on SundayContinue Reading
An increase in rainfall is expected over the southwestern parts of Sri Lanka during the next few days, as theContinue Reading
MP Dilith Jayaweera says he is prepared to take over the country “even today” if the opportunity arises, claiming thatContinue Reading
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has described as “appalling” a case in which three teenage boys convicted of rapingContinue Reading
Legal action is being taken only against vehicles displaying distorted or non-compliant temporary number plates amid the ongoing shortage ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka will grant free tourist visas for nationals of 40 countries from 25 May 2026, according to a circularContinue Reading
Cathay Pacific has confirmed that one of its flights from Australia to Hong Kong encountered severe turbulence, leaving 10 peopleContinue Reading
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