Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen completes Marine Scientific Survey in Sri Lankan Waters
The Research Vessel Dr. Fridtjof Nansen has completed a marine scientific survey in Sri Lankan waters and departed Colombo, marking the conclusion of a critical mission to strengthen the country’s ocean knowledge base. According to a statement from the Food…
Coal Import : Special Presidential Commission commences investigations
Preliminary investigations have already commenced into alleged irregularities surrounding coal imports and electricity generation from 2009 to April 16, 2026, the Special Presidential Commission of Inquiry announced. Issuing a statement, the Commission said that Police officers assigned to the Commission…
Instagram drops end-to-end encryption for direct messages globally
The company completed the rollout on Facebook Messenger in 2023 and later made the feature optional on Instagram with plans to make it default. But, after seven years, Meta has decided not to proceed with the wider deployment to Instagram,…
SC orders re‑issue of notice to Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Aragalaya compensation petition
The Supreme Court has directed the re‑issue of a notice to former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who has been named as a respondent in a Fundamental Rights petition challenging compensation payments made to politicians. The petition seeks recovery of funds allegedly…
Specialist Health Team to probe fever outbreak in Deniyaya schools
A specialist medical team from the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health is scheduled to arrive in Deniyaya to investigate the fever outbreak rapidly spreading among schoolchildren, it was reported. According to Ada Derana, District Director of Health Services…
Dollar rate today : Selling rate touches Rs. 325
The Sri Lankan rupee has depreciated further against the US dollar across commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (08), with the selling rate increasing to Rs. 325 in some banks. According to Seylan Bank, the buying and selling rates…
Police reissue fraud warning after correcting SriLankan Airlines hotline error
The Police Media Division has issued a revised statement correcting a telephone number mistakenly included in its April 23 release on a fraudulent mobile application scam linked to SriLankan Airlines. The earlier release (D/Media/Out/649/2026) had listed 011‑7771979 among numbers linked…
Watch : Vietnam President To Lam arrives at Sri Lanka Parliament
Visiting President of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam, To Lam, arrived at the Parliament of Sri Lanka today (08). President To Lam was welcomed by the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Jagath Wickramaratne. …
President says Sri Lanka, Vietnam agree to expand trade to $1 billion by 2030
Sri Lanka and Vietnam intend to increase annual bilateral trade to one billion dollars by 2030, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake announced today (08). The decision was made during bilateral discussions held between himself and the visiting Vietnamese President, he said. …
Two former Chinese defence ministers given suspended death sentences on graft charges
Former Chinese defence ministers Wei Fenghe and Li Shangfu were both sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve over graft charges, state news agency Xinhua reported on Thursday (May 7), underscoring the severity of the purge in the military. Past…