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....
Telbedde Estate, managed by Balangoda Plantations PLC, has emerged as the Overall Gold Award Winner at the prestigious Ceylon Specialty Estate Tea of the Year 2025....
L B Finance will issue a hundred million senior debentures and a hundred million subordinated debentures, to raise a total of Rs 20 billion, CSE sources...
A gritty comeback by Heather Knight pulled England out of danger and into top spot on the World Cup table with a battling four-wicket win against...
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has awarded the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics to a trio of United-States-based scientists for work on quantum mechanic tunnelling....
The US Geological Survey (USGS) has reported that an earthquake of magnitude 6.6 struck near Lae, the second largest city in Papua New Guinea, today [Tuesday]...
The Parliament will convene at 9.30 a.m. today [07th October 2025].
Indirect talks aimed at reaching a final agreement on a US peace plan to end the war in Gaza are set to continue on today [Tuesday]...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 07 OCTOBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 07 October 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at most...
The Ceylon Electricity Board Engineers’ Union (CEBEU) has issued a stark warning that the government’s sweeping power sector restructuring, under the Sri Lanka Electricity Act No....
The Federation of Community Based Organisations in Mannar has written to President Anura Kumara Dissanayake condemning what it called an “undemocratic decision” to proceed with the...
Twenty-two countries have signed on as co-sponsors to a revised UN resolution that will be voted on this week, extending the Office of the High Commissioner...
The World Bank has warned parliament over Sri Lanka’s continuing failure to implement urgently required energy sector reforms. The WB has pointed out that for want...
