An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Northwestern, and Uva provinces, and in Galle, Matara, and Anuradhapura districts. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (3:59 PM)
The US embassy in Iraq has warned that Iran-aligned militant groups may conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours, again urging Americans to leave the country. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (2:19 PM)
The visiting delegation of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat today (02) to discuss Sri Lanka s ongoing economic reform programme and progress under the IMF-supported Extended Fund Facility. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (4:00 PM)
The Kalatuwawa Water Treatment Plant, which is one of the main facilities supplying clean drinking water to the Colombo city and its surrounding areas, has only about 20 days worth of water remaining, the Chairman of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Engineer Chandana Bandara stated today (02). MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (2:14 PM)
Major General Manada Yahampath of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry has been appointed as the 68th Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army, with effect from today (02), according to Sri Lanka Army.
2 Apr 2026 (6:10 PM)
The Nuwara Eliya High Court has sentenced four suspects to death in connection with three separate protracted murder cases. MORE..
2 Apr 2026 (10:33 PM)