Heavy and persistent rains lashed several parts of Sri Lanka yesterday, triggering flooding, transport disruptions, flight diversions and multiple disaster...
Twenty-one alleged underworld operatives, deported from Dubai, were taken into custody by the CID, upon their arrival at the Mattala...
Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] won, and yet it didn’t feel like a win. Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] lost, but it didn’t...
The warning mentioned in the flood warning message No. 01 issued for the Aththanagalu Oya basin on 22.05.2026 at about...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A discussion with the Catholic Council was held on Thursday (21) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat under the co-chairmanship of...
Italian Navy’s ITS GIOVANNI DELLE BANDE NERE, which arrived in Colombo (21 May 2026) on a replenishment visit, departed the...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data...
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22). By...
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin....
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura valid...
Amith Weerasinghe, ex-leader of the Mahason Balakaya movement, was taken into custody by Teldeniya Police last evening over allegations of large-scale financial fraud involving multiple complainants....
HNB Life PLC has delivered a robust performance in the first quarter of 2026, recording a 54% year-on-year increase in Gross Written Premium (GWP) to Rs....
The atmosphere in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, during the 59th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) was nothing short of electric. Walking through the Silk Road...
Reform of the Anti-Corruption Act – Part I The Director General of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) announced last month that...
Here is the point that carries more weight than the headline PMI figures released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. While much of April’s contraction...
Monday 18th May, 2026 The government has realised the need for a decisive intervention to curtail the burgeoning import bill, which is a drain on the...
Compensation awarded to 1,898 voluntarily retired CEB employees The government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to reduce electricity tariffs through the ongoing restructuring of the...
The Most Venerable Shasthrapathi Urulawatte Dhammarakkhitha Thera, Senior Member of the Karaka Sangha Sabha of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Nikaya and Chief Incumbent of...
The 17th Kandy District National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony was held on May 15 at the National War Heroes Monument premises in Mailapitiya, Gurudeniya. The event...
A discourse on to mark Republic Day under the theme “The Republic at 54: Envisioning the Third Republican Constitution,” will be held at 4.00 p.m. on Friday, 22...
Technical officers attached to the Central Provincial Council have warned of province-wide trade union action, including a possible total service shutdown, against what they describe as...
Sri Lanka’s rapidly rising burden of blood cancers has come into sharp focus with leading specialists warning that the country is being forced to treat thousands...
