Average global temperatures are forecast to reach near-record levels in the next five years, with Arctic temperatures expected to warm faster than other regions, a report by the U.N. weather agency and the UK s Met Office said on Thursday. MORE..
28 May 2026 (8:34 PM)
A road accident has been reported today (28) near the Sooriyawewa Interchange on the Southern Expressway, leaving three people injured. MORE..
29 May 2026 (12:09 AM)
The Welfare Benefits Board says that arrangements have been made to credit the May payments under the �Aswesuma� welfare benefit scheme for senior citizens aged over 70 to beneficiaries bank accounts tomorrow (29). MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:45 PM)
The Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU) states that nearly 15,000 Dansals organised across the country have been registered so far to be held in view of the upcoming Vesak festival. MORE..
28 May 2026 (4:12 PM)
The United States and Iran have reached an outline agreement to extend their ceasefire pending the approval of President Donald Trump, Axios reported on Thursday, after Iran targeted a U.S. air base in Kuwait in the wake of U.S. strikes on what Washington said was an Iranian drone operation. MORE..
29 May 2026 (12:13 AM)
National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has updated the early landslide warnings issued under Level 1 and Level 2 for residents in 17 Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) across four districts. MORE..
28 May 2026 (9:42 PM)