A Bell 212 helicopter belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) has been deployed to douse the fire at Ravana Ella forest reserve, says SLAF Spokesperson Group Captain Dushan Wijesinghe. MORE..
6 Mar 2021 (12:23 PM)
Showers at times will occur in Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Matale and Hambantota districts, says the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
6 Mar 2021 (11:10 AM)
Pope Francis began his most risky foreign trip on Friday, flying into Iraq amid the tightest security ever seen for a papal visit to appeal to the country s leaders and people to end militant violence and religious strife. MORE..
6 Mar 2021 (3:03 PM)
Another batch of Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine is due to arrive on the island tonight (March 06), State Minister Prof. Channa Jayasumana stated. MORE..
6 Mar 2021 (9:56 PM)
Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith says he will continue to protest until justice is done for the victims of the Easter attack. MORE..
7 Mar 2021 (3:03 PM)
The Ministry of Health says that another 290 patients who had previously tested positive for COVID-19 have recovered and discharged from the hospital within the last 24 hours. MORE..
7 Mar 2021 (5:38 PM)