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Artemis II astronauts return from moon with splashdown to close out record-breaking lunar voyage

Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 6:52 am

Secretary to President files complaint seeking CID probe into coal imports since 2009

The Secretary to the President has submitted a complaint to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) this morning (11) requesting a formal investigation into coal imports since 2009, considering the findings of Audit Reports and the findings of Parliament, indicating that irregularities have occurred in the import of coal into Sri Lanka.

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 12:31 pm

One dead, 27 injured as bus carrying British tourists crashes in Spain’s La Gomera

At least one person died and 27 were injured after a bus carrying British tourists crashed down a ravine on the Spanish island of La Gomera, emergency services said on Friday. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 7:06 am

GMOA strike ends; Future course of action to be decided

The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) announced that its 48-hour island-wide token strike ends at 8.00 a.m. this morning (11). MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 7:46 am

JD Vance-led US delegation lands in Pakistan for high-stakes ceasefire talks with Iran

A US government aircraft carrying senior officials has landed in Islamabad on Saturday afternoon, setting the stage for crucial negotiations with Iran aimed at ending a six-week war that has shaken the Middle East and global economy, Reuters reported. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 11:31 am

Iran’s new supreme leader has severe and disfiguring wounds – report

Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is still recovering from severe facial and leg injuries suffered in the airstrike that killed his father at the beginning of the war, three people close to his inner circle told Reuters. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 11:57 am

Foreign liquor bottles worth over Rs. 20 mln seized in Colombo

The Department of Excise has seized a stock of bottles of foreign liquor worth over Rs. 20 million during a raid carried out targeting several outlets in the Colombo area within the Western Province. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 10:28 am

OpenAI identifies security issue involving third-party tool, says user data was not accessed

OpenAI said on Friday it had identified a security issue involving a third-party developer tool called Axios and is ⁠taking steps to protect the process that certifies its macOS applications are legitimate OpenAI apps. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 8:19 am

Showers expected in parts of the island after 2pm

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, North Western, Southern and Uva provinces and in Anuradhapura, Mannar, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 2.00 p.m., the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 6:36 am

Artemis II astronauts return from moon with splashdown to close out record-breaking lunar voyage

Artemis II’s astronauts returned from the moon with a dramatic splashdown in the Pacific on Friday to close out humanity’s first lunar voyage in more than a half-century. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 6:45 am

EU airline industry warns of fuel shortages if Strait of Hormuz stays closed

Europe will suffer jet fuel shortages in just three weeks if the the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen, the trade body for the continent’s airports has warned. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 11:43 am

Kabir Hashim appointed SJB Chairman

Member of Parliament (MP) of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB), Kabir Hashim, has been appointed as the Chairman of the party for the year 2026. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 9:38 am

QR code not necessary for petrol-powered vehicles until April 18 - CPC

The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) says that owners of petrol-powered vehicles can obtain fuel without the QR code-based fuel quota system from midnight today (11) until April 18, 2026. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 12:16 pm

Trump says US will have Strait of Hormuz ‘open fairly soon’

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will have the Strait of Hormuz “open fairly soon” but did not elaborate and acknowledged that it will not be an easy step. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 7:13 am

Gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider, UN report says

The gap between rich and poor nations is growing even wider as actions agreed to by many countries last year, including overhauling the major global financial institutions, remain unfulfilled promises, a U.N. report concludes. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 8:56 am

10-year-old schoolgirl killed in bus accident in Mattakkuliya

A 10-year-old schoolgirl was killed after being run over by a bus in the Mattakkuliya area, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 8:06 am

Large crowds arrive at Makumbura MMC for New Year travel

A large number of commuters are reportedly arriving at the Makumbura Multimodal Centre (MMC) since early this morning (11) to travel to their hometowns via the expressways ahead of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year holidays. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 9:30 am

Iranian delegation lands in Islamabad ahead of ‘make-or-break’ talks

Iran’s negotiating team arrived in Islamabad on Friday for peace talks with the United States, even as Tehran insisted on measures it said needed to be addressed first, throwing last-minute doubt over the meetings. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 7:24 am

Jackson family joins fans in Berlin for premiere of Michael Jackson biopic

Thousands of Michael Jackson fans, many in military jackets or aviator sunglasses inspired by the pop icon’s many famous looks, gathered in Berlin on Friday night for the international premiere of the biopic “Michael” starring the singer’s nephew. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 11, 2026 9:52 am

Michael Jackson biopic ‘spent $15m on reshoots to remove child abuse allegations’ from ending

The upcoming Michael Jackson biopic once promised an “unbiased” look at the King of Pop’s life – until a reported series of costly reshoots completely cut the child abuse allegations against the singer from the film. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 1:32 pm

Trump says Iran’s handling of oil through Strait of Hormuz is ‘not the agreement we have’

Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on his social media site Thursday evening. “That is not the agreement we have!” MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 4:38 am

Melania Trump denies ties to Jeffrey Epstein in rare public statement

US First Lady Melania Trump on April 10 denied that she had any relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and said she was not one of his victims, thrusting the Epstein matter back into the spotlight after her husband had sought to put it behind him. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 7:08 am

Britain celebrates late Queen Elizabeth II as a style icon to mark her centenary

The late Queen Elizabeth II believed the monarch had to be seen to be believed. And she made sure that was true even when Britain’s famously changeable weather intervened, pioneering the use of a clear plastic raincoat so that a stodgy black umbrella didn’t obscure her from public view. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 11:44 am

School holiday begins; Ministry announces second term schedule

The Ministry of Education (MOE) has announced that the second phase of the first school term for government and government-approved schools concludes today (10). MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 8:16 am

Decision on petitions against post-internship medical appointments on May 8

The Court of Appeal has announced that its order on whether to grant leave to proceed with the petitions challenging the controversial post-internship medical appointment process will be delivered on May 8. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 2:51 pm

SJB stages protest near Parliament; minor traffic congestion reported

The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) staged a protest demonstration along the Parliament access road near Diyatha Uyana in Battaramulla, resulting in minor traffic congestion in the surrounding areas, said Ada Derana reporter. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 10:01 am

More details emerge in private uni. student death at hotel in Homagama

Further details have emerged regarding the death of a student following a clash between two groups of students of a private university in Homagama. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 11:02 am

Five students of private university arrested over student’s death at hotel in Homagama

Five students of a private university have been arrested by Homagama Police over the death of a 19-year-old students following a clash between students last evening after a New Year (Avurudu) festival. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 7:52 am

Commissioner General of Motor Traffic further remanded

The Commissioner General of Motor Traffic, Kamal Amarasinghe, who was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), has been further remanded until April 20 by the Pilessa Magistrate”s Court in Kurunegala. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 11:33 am

Liquor outlets to remain closed on April 13–14

All liquor outlets across Sri Lanka will remain closed on April 13 and 14, the Excise Department has announced. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 2:22 pm

Showers expected in parts of the island after 2pm

The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and Uva provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts after 2.00 p.m. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 7:27 am

Police arrest 763 in island-wide anti-drug operations

Sri Lanka Police said a total of 28,837 individuals were inspected island-wide yesterday (09) during daily search operations carried out to curb crime and drug-related activities. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 3:14 pm

Artemis II astronauts hurtle home from moon toward splashdown

The four Artemis II astronauts, returning from the world’s first crewed moon voyage in over half a century, hurtled back toward Earth on Friday aboard their gumdrop-shaped Orion spacecraft, headed for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off Southern California. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 10:52 am

Russia’s Putin announces Orthodox Easter ceasefire, Ukraine’s Zelenskiy agrees

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a 32-hour ceasefire over a two-day period for Orthodox Easter and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Kyiv would abide by the measure. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 8:53 am

Global oil prices remain high ahead of UN-Iran talks in Pakistan

The price of global oil remains high ahead of negotiations between the US and Iran in Pakistan this weekend, which will take place amid growing concerns over whether the two-week ceasefire agreement between the countries will hold. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 10:10 am

GMOA strike continues for second consecutive day

The island-wide strike launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) in hospitals continues for the second consecutive day today (10). MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 9:05 am

China will not allow fuel crisis to occur in Sri Lanka - Chinese Ambassador

Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong has stated that China will not allow a fuel crisis to occur in Sri Lanka under any circumstances. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 1:12 pm

Police constable arrested for allegedly accepting liquor bottle as bribe

A Police Constable attached to the Dharmapuram Police Station was arrested yesterday (9) by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly accepting a bottle of liquor as a bribe. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 11:16 am

Stock of unlabeled cosmetics worth Rs. 10 million seized in Pettah

A stock of unlabeled imported cosmetic products has been taken into custody in Pettah by the Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA). MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 2:56 pm

Hip-hop pioneer, Afrika Bambaataa, dies aged 68

Afrika Bambaataa, one of the founding figures of hip-hop culture, has died at the age of 68, the Hip Hop Alliance has confirmed. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 9:44 am

Kuwait says National Guard site, vital facilities hit by ‘hostile’ drones

Kuwait said Thursday evening that a National Guard site and several vital facilities were targeted by “hostile” drones. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 4:49 am

ADB projects Sri Lanka’s economic growth to moderate in 2026

Sri Lanka’s economic growth is projected to moderate from 5.0% in 2025 to 4.0% in 2026, before rising slightly to 4.2% in 2027, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB). MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 11:52 am

Health authorities urge caution over extreme heat during ‘Avurudu’ festivities

Health authorities have urged the public to exercise caution when organizing New Year (Avurudu) festivals due to the prevailing extreme heat conditions. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 11:09 am

Strict action against individuals who caused damage to Pettah Bus Stand - Dy Minister

Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways Prasanna Gunasena says strict action will be taken against those responsible for causing damages to the newly renovated Pettah Central Bus Stand in Colombo. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 1:39 pm

Vijay’s unreleased film Jana Nayagan leaked online before TN polls

Tamil superstar Vijay’s final film, Jana Nayagan, has been leaked online, even though it hasn’t been released in theatres yet. On Thursday night, small clips from the film were shared on social media, and by Friday morning, HD prints of the full film were uploaded to piracy sites. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 11:30 am

Advisory issued for severe lightning

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Uva provinces, and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 12:13 pm

Parliament to debate no-confidence motion against Energy Minister today

The no-confidence motion submitted by opposition Members of Parliament against Minister of Energy, Kumara Jayakody, is scheduled to be taken up for debate in Parliament today (10). MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 8:20 am

Former Iranian foreign minister dies of injuries sustained in airstrike – report

Iran’s former Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi has died as a result of injuries sustained during a US-Israeli strike earlier this month, according to Iranian media. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 5:38 am

Trump says Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through Strait of Hormuz

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday Iran should not charge fees to tankers going through the Strait of Hormuz, which has ‌been blockaded since the start of the Iran war, causing the worst disruption to global energy supplies in history. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 5:44 am

Asia Pacific faces weaker growth and higher inflation from Middle East crisis, ADB warns

Growth in developing Asia and the Pacific is expected to slow this year as the conflict in the Middle East disrupts trade and energy markets, the Asian Development Bank said on Friday, with the extent of the slowdown dependent on how long the crisis persists. MORE..

(0)Comments | April 10, 2026 8:33 am

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