At the SJB May Day rally, Premadasa said the two opposition parties had already come together and that no committee was needed to facilitate cooperation.
Sections of P.D. Sirisena Stadium emptied as Sajith Premadasa took the stage, while photographers staged their own walkout after being chased to the back.
PM Amarasuriya thanked Pakistan for cyclone assistance and discussed deeper cooperation in education, tourism and sports with Major General Nayyar Naseer.
President directs construction to be completed for 500 families still in 20 camps across three districts five months after Cyclone Ditwah.
The Urban Development Authority told the Kandy DCC it needs over Rs. 1 billion to remove 222 unauthorised structures in Akurana town.
Anil Jayantha will deliver a special statement on the alleged misplacement of $2.5 million as the Treasury Secretary appears before COPF on Thursday.
Harsha de Silva says ten payments to an Australian counterparty between October and January went missing; AKD expected to address Parliament next week.
Cabinet clears 1,000 interim housing units and a separate restoration programme for damaged places of worship in cyclone-hit districts.
The three-year 'Together We Rise' programme will support 50 CSOs and reach 701,100 people across 9 districts.
Association says COPF Chair Harsha de Silva can invoke parliamentary mechanisms if Treasury Secretary Suriyapperuma refuses to appear over the cyber theft.
Colombo High Court released the BBS general secretary on bail after indictments were served over remarks said to insult Islam.
Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando told a Trial-at-Bar that ex-President Sirisena knew of intelligence warnings before the 2019 Easter attacks.
Israeli Ambassador Reuven Azar and Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath met on Thursday to discuss expanding bilateral cooperation across multiple sectors.
Sri Lanka Police announce traffic diversions for Friday's May Day rallies, with NPP gathering at Maharagama and parties marching across Colombo.
Met DG Athula Karunanayake appeared before the Parliamentary Select Committee probing why authorities failed to issue public warnings before Cyclone Ditwah.
Government enforces rules requiring monks to get Mahanayaka recommendations before travelling abroad, with Sections 41–42 of the Ordinance under review.
A Navy patrol off Chilaw on April 28 intercepted an Indian dhow transferring 54 sacks of beedi-wrap leaves to three local dinghies, Newswire reported.
NPF says new Energy Minister Anura Karunatilleke has met the British envoy but not the Russian ambassador, despite two Russian delegations to Colombo.
President Dissanayake tells the NPP Nuwara Eliya rally a new form of governance has been established as the party holds 21 simultaneous events islandwide.
Puttalam CIB officers arrested a 34-year-old Norochcholai resident in Palavi over 994 kg of smuggled turmeric on which no customs duties had been paid.
Colombo High Court Judge Mohamed Mihail defers judgment in CIABOC cases over alleged National Lotteries Board vehicle-rental losses dating back to 2006.
Rahima Sahabdeen, last known residence Bambalapitiya, is unable to confirm her identity; Ministry names her parents and three daughters in renewed appeal.
The court found a Gampaha Sub-Inspector's fundamental rights were violated in a 2022 assault and that his subsequent suspension was unlawful.
Sri Lanka rose from 139th to 134th of 180 countries in the 2026 RSF World Press Freedom Index, scoring 40.77 — but RSF says journalism remains in danger.