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IPL 2026: Results, Scores & Match by Match Summary

SriLanka, April 26 -- The IPL 2026 season is officially underway, running from March 28 to May 31, 2026, featuring 10 teams competing across 70 league matches followed by playoffs and the final. This... Read More


Strait of Hormuz closure threatens humanitarian catastrophe as fertiliser supplies disrupted: UN

SriLanka, April 26 -- With the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the UN Office for Project Services has warned that the disruption of fertiliser supplies threatens a global humanitarian catastr... Read More


Mali's Defence Minister Sadio Camara killed during coordinated attacks

SriLanka, April 26 -- Mali's Defence Minister, General Sadio Camara. has been killed during coordinated attacks on military sites nationwide, sources told Al Jazeera. The news on Sunday came the day ... Read More


Mahanayaka Theros condemn 'monk impersonators' in drug smuggling

SriLanka, April 26 -- The Mahanayaka Theros of Sri Lanka's three main Nikayas-Siyam, Amarapura and Ramanna-have issued a joint statement strongly condemning what they described as anti-Sasana and ille... Read More


Gangaramaya Temple hosts joint declaration for peace

SriLanka, April 26 -- Gangaramaya Temple, in collaboration with the Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka and the Most Venerable Mahanayaka Theros of the three Nikayas, hosted a "Joint Declaration for... Read More


Trump was likely target of shooting at White House correspondents' dinner, US official says

SriLanka, April 26 -- President Donald Trump and officials in his administration were the likely targets of a suspect who fired on a security agent guarding the White House Correspondents' Association... Read More


Sri Lanka calls fresh bids for Mattala Airport development

SriLanka, April 26 -- The Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) (Private) Limited (AASL) said that Expressions of Interest (EOI) are now open for the development and operation of the Mattala Rajap... Read More


US $ 2.5 million cyber heist comes under IMF watch

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The theft of US $ 2.5 million by cybercriminals who breached the computer systems of the Finance Ministry has come under the spotlight of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ... Read More


Severe lightning advisory issued for several areas

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- The Department of Meteorology issued an advisory for severe lightning for the Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-Eestern Provinces and the Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya dis... Read More


Sri Lankan arrested with Rs. 25 mn worth Kush at BIA

Sri Lanka, April 25 -- A 33-year-old Sri Lankan, who was arriving from Bangkok, was arrested with 2,505 gms of Kush valued at Rs. 25 million at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA). The suspe... Read More