EU age verification app announced to protect children online
EU chief calls for a bloc-wide push on an age verification app to protect children online. If enforced, users will have to prove their age to access legally restricted sites. The European Union says a new age verification app is…
Sri Lanka Navy seizes fishing vessel carrying suspected narcotics
The Sri Lanka Navy has intercepted a multi‑day local fishing vessel transporting a large consignment of narcotics during a special operation south of the island. According to the Navy, the long‑range patrol craft carried out the operation in deep-sea waters,…
SL Army concludes Haiti Gang Suppression Pre‑Deployment Training
The Gang Suppression Force Pre‑Deployment Training Course – Haiti concluded on April 10, the Sri Lanka Army announced. According to the Army, the training course was conducted at the Institute of Peace Support Operations Training Sri Lanka (IPSOTSL). This training…
First crude oil vessel since Middle East conflict to dock in Sri Lanka tomorrow
The Lanka Petroleum Storage Terminals Company has confirmed that the first crude oil vessel to arrive in Sri Lanka since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict is scheduled to dock tomorrow (17). Managing Director Mayura Netthikumara said the vessel…
UNDP warns 8.8 Mn in Asia-Pacific at risk of poverty amid Middle East conflict shocks
Asia and the Pacific are facing mounting socio‑economic pressures as the ripple effects of the recent military escalation in the Middle East strain economies and households across the region, according to a new UNDP assessment. A preliminary analysis released by…
‘Caution level’ heat alert issued for 21 districts
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for warm weather in the Northern, North-central, North-western, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Eastern provinces and the Monaragala district. Per the advisory, valid for tomorrow (April 17), the Heat Index, the temperature felt on…
Singapore Zoo’s first Sri Lankan leopard cubs make their public debut
Three Sri Lankan leopard cubs that were born at the Singapore Zoo on Jan 1 have now made their public debut at the facility. The two males and one female, born to mother Yala and father Asanka, are the first…
“Walk For Peace” to begin April 21: Full schedule announced
The internationally renowned Walk for Peace pilgrimage programme will take place in Sri Lanka from April 21 to 28, 2026, under full state patronage. The programme will see the participation of a delegation of monks led by the Most Venerable…
PSL: Chandimal to join Quetta Gladiators today
Sri Lanka wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Chandimal has been drafted into the Quetta Gladiators squad as a replacement for Bevon Jacobs, who has left the team for national duty. Chandimal is expected to arrive in Pakistan later today to join the Gladiators…
All offices of the Registration of Persons closed on Friday due to system breakdown
The Department for Registration of Persons has announced that all public services, including one‑day services at its head office and provincial offices, will be suspended on Friday, April 17, 2026. According to the Department, the temporary suspension is due to…