5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (235+ words) The Morning Bilateral relations: Maldivian President to visit President of the Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu is scheduled to visit Sri Lanka on 3 May on an invitation extended by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. He will remain in Sri Lanka until 5 May....

4+ hour, 49+ min ago  (257+ words) 29 Apr 2026 | By Nethmi Rajawasam The recent "cyberhack" involving a sum of $ 2. 5 million being miscredited to a third party"s account, instead of the Australian Government as a creditor to Sri Lanka, is a crime of impersonation by way of email…...

4+ hour, 40+ min ago  (335+ words) The Morning Crime: Man electrocuted by his own illegal wire fence - 304 kg court production drugs destroyed post-case conclusions A man has reportedly died after being electrocuted by an illegally installed electrical wire fence used to protect a cultivated land from…...

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (138+ words) The Morning Pak-SL Armies conduct counter-terror exercise According to the Inter Services Public Relations, Shake Hands-II is a joint counter-terrorism exercise conducted between the Armies of Pakistan and Sri Lanka. "The two-week exercise commenced on Monday (27) at Tarbela, with the…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1160+ words) 28 Apr 2026 | By Venessa Anthony In Sri Lanka, where boutique gyms sit alongside early-morning walkers, late night runners and weekend cricketers, activewear has slowly shifted from afterthought to identity marker. At the centre of that shift is Bolt Gear, a homegrown…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (646+ words) 28 Apr 2026 | BY Prof. Rasheen Bappu Why does cyber security matter? Recent cyber attacks on Government sites show a surge in ransomware, defacement, and infrastructure targeting, in Sri Lanka and Europe, via China/Russia-linked groups. Key incidents include massive data deletion…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (346+ words) 27 Apr 2026 | BY Staff Writer Michael is already shattering box office records. The Antoine Fuqua-directed film delivered the biggest opening ever for a music biopic, surpassing Universal's Straight Outta Compton, which debuted to $60. 1 million in 2015. Fox's Bohemian Rhapsody opened to $51 million…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (125+ words) 28 Apr 2026 | BY Dhanushka Dharmapriya Following the arrest of 22 monks at the Airport with narcotics, the main suspect reportedly fled the scene and went into hiding in the Miriswatta area before being arrested by the Police on 26 April. Investigations have revealed…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1165+ words) The Morning Taking responsibility for refugees in India 28 Apr 2026 | BY Dr. Jehan Perera Transport, Highways and Urban Development Minister and House Leader Bimal Rathnayake has urged all Sri Lankan refugees in India to return to Sri Lanka, stating that provision…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (182+ words) 27 Apr 2026 | BY Dilanthi Jayamanne Deflecting allegations of diminishing surveillance in the prevention of a resurgence of measles in the country, Consultant Community Physician (CCP) Epidemiology Unit, Dr. Athula Liyanapathirana said that there was a case based surveillance system in place…...