The Department of Prisons has announced that the release of inmates under the annual Christmas amnesty is expected to take place in the near future. MORE..
27 Dec 2025 (1:30 PM)
A mix of snow and ice bore down on the U.S. Northeast early on Saturday, disrupting post-holiday weekend airline traffic and prompting officials in New York and New Jersey to issue weather emergency declarations even as the storm ebbed by mid-morning. MORE..
27 Dec 2025 (11:05 PM)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has obtained a 72-hour detention order to further question former Minister Douglas Devananda, who was arrested yesterday in connection with a missing pistol, said police. MORE..
27 Dec 2025 (3:29 PM)
Gold rates in the local market continue to rise with the rapid increase in prices in the global market. MORE..
27 Dec 2025 (7:23 PM)
The Colombo-Kandy main road, which was temporarily closed at the Pahala Kadugannawa area due to landslides, has been reopened after an interim solution was implemented, the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) said. MORE..
27 Dec 2025 (8:17 PM)
Several spells of showers are expected in the Uva province and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Hambantota districts, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
27 Dec 2025 (7:11 PM)