Italy banned outdoor work in some regions during the warmest hours, France shut schools and part of the Eiffel Tower and Spain confirmed its hottest June on record as a severe heat wave gripped Europe, triggering widespread health alerts. MORE..
2 Jul 2025 (3:12 PM)
The Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the Kahawatta Police Station has been transferred to the Jaffna Police Division to facilitate investigations into the shooting to death of a youth that occurred in Kahawatta on 30 June. MORE..
2 Jul 2025 (9:17 PM)
Johannes Francis Allen, who was elected to the Norwood Pradeshiya Sabha from the National People s Power (NPP), and Sivakumar Nadarajah, who was elected to the Pradeshiya Sabha from the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), officially assumed duties as the Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively amidst tight police security. MORE..
2 Jul 2025 (4:23 PM)
A wild elephant with a gunshot wound to one of his back legs has been spotted near the Kandalama Reservoir, according to the Ada Derana reporter. MORE..
2 Jul 2025 (1:23 PM)
A discussion was held today (2) at the Presidential Secretariat between Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the President and Bonnie Horbach, the Ambassador of the Netherlands to Sri Lanka. MORE..
2 Jul 2025 (10:38 PM)
US President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a "30% or 35%" tariff on Japan if a deal between the two countries is not reached before a deadline next week. MORE..
2 Jul 2025 (7:49 PM)