4+ hour, 32+ min ago   (166+ words) Sun, 16 Aug 2026 Today's Paper 16 Aug 2026 - 283 Colombo, Aug. 16 (Daily Mirror) - All 10 people on board a passenger boat that encountered distress while travelling from Kurikattuwan to Delft have been rescued by the Sri Lanka Navy. The boat, carrying eight passengers and two…...

6+ hour, 34+ min ago   (278+ words) Text by. Shamseer Jaleel / Pix by. Kushan Pathiraja AUG.16 (Mirror Sports) - Science College produced a superb display of running rugby to dethrone defending champions Wesley College 29-5 in the Cup final of the All Island Under-16 Elite Ten-a-Side Rugby Championship 2026, which…...

12+ hour, 49+ min ago   (306+ words) (CNN World) - Eighteen children were among more than 70 people killed when an overloaded ferry capsized on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe this week, police said Saturday after rescuers recovered more bodies. The ferry capsized in strong waves on Tuesday. Police said…...

9+ hour, 28+ min ago   (541+ words) CNN - Russia says it shot down more than 800 Ukrainian drones overnight in what appears to be among Ukraine’s largest aerial attacks on Russia, with authorities reporting at least six people killed. Ukraine has increasingly fired barrages of drones at targets…...

10+ hour, 8+ min ago   (482+ words) ICC - Bangladesh continued to impress in the ICC World Test Championship with a superb nine-wicket victory against the current WTC table-toppers Australia in Darwin. With this landmark win, Bangladesh are now placed fourth in the WTC standings with 66.67 PCT. Opting…...

11+ hour, 43+ min ago   (202+ words) Colombo, Aug. 16 (Daily Mirror) - A 19-year-old youth has died while another remains missing after three young men got into difficulty while bathing in the Ma Oya in the Madurupitiya area of Meerigama yesterday (15) afternoon. Police said the three youths had…...

12+ hour, 32+ min ago   (242+ words) Colombo, Aug. 16 (Daily Mirror) - The Sri Lanka Navy has appointed a special board of inquiry to investigate the sinking of a Fast Attack Craft off the Angulana coast, as search operations continue for a missing naval officer and salvage efforts…...

13+ hour, 17+ min ago   (79+ words) CID Director Shani Abeysekara promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police Pujith, Hemasiri removed from Easter attack civil lawsuit Police told to stop playing hide and seek when checking for traffic offences From Ethiopia to the World: What Ethiopian Airline’s…...

14+ hour, 53+ min ago   (79+ words) CID Director Shani Abeysekara promoted to Deputy Inspector General of Police Pujith, Hemasiri removed from Easter attack civil lawsuit Police told to stop playing hide and seek when checking for traffic offences From Ethiopia to the World: What Ethiopian Airline’s…...

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (222+ words) Colombo, Aug. 16 (Daily Mirror) - Sri Lanka has expressed deep sorrow over the the loss of lives, injuries and devastation caused by the earthquake and aftershocks that struck Flores Island, Indonesia. Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath said Sri Lanka stands in solidarity…...