Doctors attached to the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital have launched a strike, citing the lack of adequate security. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (2:05 PM)
A special cargo flight carrying 69,000 kilograms of disaster relief humanitarian aid, valued at around EUR 500,000, arrived at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake early this morning (17) from Germany and Luxembourg. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (10:59 AM)
A 15-hour water cut will be in effect for residents of Mahara and Gampaha from 4-00 p.m. today, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (10:27 AM)
The Yellow Anaconda hatchling which was reported missing from the Dehiwala National Zoological Gardens recently, has been recovered. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (1:57 PM)
Naveed Akram, the surviving suspect in Sunday s mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney, has been charged with 59 offences, including 15 counts of murder and one of committing a terrorist act, according to the New South Wales Police. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (1:23 PM)
A Turkish Airlines flight, which was forced to make an emergency landing at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) due to a technical fault, is scheduled to depart for Istanbul, Turkey, at 10-00 p.m. tomorrow (18), according to the airline s official website. more..
17 Dec 2025 (4:24 PM)