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...
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts...
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....
Longjing is one of China’s most revered green teas. But as its traditional production has dwindled, one of the best ways to taste the real thing...
Mitchell Marsh’s boundary-laden 90 off 38 balls dented Chennai Super Kings’ playoffs chances and gave the Lucknow crowd something to cheer about. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)...
The ICC has suspended funding to Cricket Canada over governance-related issues. Cricket Canada was informed earlier this week by the global governing body and faces a...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology According to the today’s latest weather analysis,...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Thursday that the completion of Sri Lanka’s combined Fifth and Sixth Reviews, under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), remains subject to...
Former Arachchikattuwa Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman, Jagath Samantha, was yesterday sentenced to five-and-a-half years’ rigorous imprisonment by the Chilaw High Court after being found guilty of assaulting...
The main Opposition SJB yesterday alleged that the government has effectively allowed student activists to take control of the controversial Malwana property, once linked to former...
Sri Lanka and Belarus reaffirmed their longstanding friendship as Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath met President Aleksandr Lukashenko, in Minsk, during an official visit marking 25 years...
The government has initiated moves to overhaul the internal auditing and financial oversight mechanisms in State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), with the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) conducting...
The Asian Development Bank is no longer treating digitalisation as a secondary development theme. Increasingly, the bank views digital infrastructure as the economic nervous system of...
Saturday 16th May, 2026 A group of undergraduates seized what remains of a mansion that belongs to the State, in Malwana, on Thursday. They represent the...
Nearly one in five Sri Lankans is suffering from some form of non-communicable disease (NCD), Health and Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa said on Thursday (14),...
