The Irrigation Department reports that about 15 small and large reservoirs are spilling due to the ongoing heavy rainfall. MORE..
25 Oct 2025 (1:42 PM)
The Minister of Energy, Eng. Kumara Jayakody, has directed the immediate withdrawal of a recent letter concerning the appointment of the Director General of the Power Sector Reforms Secretariat (PSRS). MORE..
25 Oct 2025 (12:31 PM)
China on Saturday reported a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Jilin, a province that shares a border with North Korea, the official Xinhua news agency reported. MORE..
26 Oct 2025 (12:55 AM)
Thailand s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday. MORE..
25 Oct 2025 (9:54 AM)
The Director General of the Disaster Management Center (DMC), Major General (Retd.) Sampath Kotuwegoda, announced that preparations are underway for a tsunami mock exercise covering the entire island on November 5. MORE..
25 Oct 2025 (3:06 PM)
Lanka Transformers Limited (LTL) was summoned before the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) yesterday to provide information related to the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). MORE..
25 Oct 2025 (4:06 PM)