Japan s remote Izu islands south of Tokyo were hit by a small tsunami on Tuesday with no immediate reports of damage, after a magnitude-5.9 earthquake occurred near an unpopulated island farther south in the Pacific Ocean. MORE..
24 Sep 2024 (12:02 PM)
The United National Party (UNP) says that former President Ranil Wickremesinghe will not contest the upcoming General Election. MORE..
24 Sep 2024 (1:54 PM)
Sri Lanka s new three-member Cabinet of Ministers was sworn-in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, a short while ago. MORE..
24 Sep 2024 (7:25 PM)
New Secretaries have been appointed for 15 ministries, including the positions of Prime Minister s Secretary and Cabinet Secretary, according to the President s Media Division (PMD). more..
24 Sep 2024 (7:43 PM)
An observation compartment of a passenger and freight train travelling from Badulla to Kandy has derailed. MORE..
24 Sep 2024 (4:08 PM)
The Extraordinary Gazette notification issued by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake dissolving the Parliament of Sri Lanka effective from midnight today (24), has been published by the Department of Government Printing. MORE..
25 Sep 2024 (12:28 AM)