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...
(Excerpted from Senior DIG Edward Gunawardena’s memoirs) It was indeed a privilege to meet and come to know Sir James Peter Obeysekera, a doyen of the...
‘WATCH OUT, FOLKS’, IS THE WARNING . . . by Selvam Canagaratna “A bluff taken seriously is more useful than a serious threat interpreted as a...
by Suresh Perera The purported “sacking” of the Lanka Sathosa Chairman over what was described as a “scandal” in the procurement of rice captured intense media...
by Zanita Careem The Double Tree by Hilton Weerawila, a property situated within the lush bird sanctuary which is home to over 40 species of birds...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa directed the subject Minister and officials to intervene to stop irregularities in purchasing crops, including turmeric and maize, from farmers. Local farmers have...
Gajaba Regiment Troops presented a Military Salute to Chief of Defence Staff and Army Commander, Shavendra Silva, who was promoted to the rank of a four-star...
by Malinda Seneviratne The year 2020 was eminently forgettable and that has very little to do with politics. The obvious need not be stated. As for...
ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s prosperity index which tracks parameters going beyond output including employment, wages and infrastructure had seen a fall in 2019, the central bank...
The controversy over the Gazette notification issued in April 2020 under the hand of the Director-General of Health Services mandating the disposal of all Covid-19 affected...
Dialog Axiata PLC, Sri Lanka’s premier connectivity provider, enhances Sri Lanka’s best mobile postpaid plan, Dialog Power Plan, with 100% Anytime Data up to 50GB, going...
I present to my readers this first article of Nan’s for 2021 with affectionate good wishes for a much better year than 2020. I well remember...
Each existing EB Creasy share to be split into 100 Three companies listed on the Colombo Stock Exchange have announced decisions to subdivide their existing issued...
