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....
by Dr. Mahinda D. Jayasinghe Dr. Mahinda D. Jayasinghe, MD was a pediatric cardiologist in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He practiced there for more than 20 years...
Indian High Commissioner, Gopal Baglay and Secretary, State Ministry of Rural Housing and Construction & Building Materials Industries Promotion, Keerthi Ranjith Abesiriwardhana signed four MoUs towards...
by Talavou Alalima When the first Covid-19 wave hit Sri Lanka in March this year, people physically active realized how important exercises were for their health...
Union Assurance PLC, a John Keells Company, announced the launch of Clicklife, a turnkey product that offers protection plans in a secure, streamlined, and user-friendly digital...
bY S VENKAT NARAYAN, Our Special Correspondent NEW DELHI, December 19: Nepal should learn from other countries like Sri Lanka and stay vigilant in its dealings...
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Jagath Balasuriya as Chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka, with Dr. M. H. Nimal Karunasiri, Dr. Vijitha Nanayakkara,...
Remembered Yesterdays by J. Godwin Perera Note: The Covid 19 pandemic has changed our lives. There is now the ‘new normal.’ Just two examples are -working...
Spectra Integrated Logistics (Spectra), the country’s premier logistics company and a joint venture between Hemas Transportation and GAC Sri Lanka, emerged winner for ‘Outstanding Inland Container...
A week of acronyms: by Malinda Seneviratne We’ve had a fire at the Supreme Court, the reconstitution of the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC), moves to...
A death is always sad, unless the person was terminally ill and alone or the family had to struggle to care for him/her. When an old...
Twenty active health sector trade unions formed an alliance on Thursday at Abhayaramaya temple under the slogan ‘Suwasaviya’. Representing many professions in the health sphere, they...
by Priyan de Silva The Rs. 3.79 billion campaign finance monitored by the Center for Monitoring Election Violence (CMEV) during the last parliamentary election was just...
