Investigations have been launched into a video circulating on social media that allegedly shows a man torturing and setting fire to a wild elephant in the Ambagahawala area of Seeppukulama, Mihintale, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (2:06 PM)
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)
Prison officers fired warning shots into the air after two remand inmates at the Galle Prison attempted to escape. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (3:12 PM)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath today accepted the US$ 2.5 million grant assistance from the Government of Japan. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (3:19 PM)
An individual has been taken into custody near a forested area along the Manalkadu, Maradankerni coastline with a stock of Kerala cannabis. MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (11:33 AM)
The visiting Vice Chairman of the National People s Congress of China, Wang Dongming called on President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (17). MORE..
17 Dec 2025 (4:10 PM)