The Director General of the Department of Fisheries Aquatic Resources, Susantha Kahawatta, stated that one of the two Sri Lankan fishermen taken onboard the Singaporean merchant vessel for emergency treatment has been reported dead, raising the total deaths to five among the 6-member crew. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (1:25 PM)
The Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) in Colombo coordinated the retrieval of two critically ill fishermen on the multi-day fishing trawler "Devon 5", through the merchant ship MV KOTA CAMIL this morning (30). MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (11:05 PM)
Five Indian soldiers were killed when a military tank they were travelling in sank while crossing a river in the remote region of Ladakh that borders China, officials said Saturday. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (12:21 AM)
In a dramatic turn of events, the Customs department at Chennai International Airport has successfully dismantled a smuggling syndicate involved in trafficking 267 kg of gold valued at INR 1,670 million from Sri Lanka over the past two months. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (3:05 PM)
The Meteorology Department says several spells of light showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (9:40 AM)
The Ceylon Petroleum Corporation (CPC) has announced the revision of fuel prices with effect from midnight today (30). MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (11:18 PM)