The southwest monsoon is likely to establish over Sri Lanka around May 26 or 27, bringing increased rainfall to the southwestern parts of the island during that period, the Department of Meteorology has stated. MORE..
24 May 2026 (3:43 PM)
Level 2 landslide warnings have been issued to several areas of two districts owing to the prevailing heavy rainfall conditions across the country. MORE..
24 May 2026 (7:13 PM)
A total of 12 state-of-the-art colposcopy machines have been introduced to government hospitals to improve the detection and treatment of cervical cancer, which ranks as the fifth most common cancer among women in Sri Lanka, according to the Ministry of Health. MORE..
24 May 2026 (4:13 PM)
Two workers have sustained injuries and admitted to the Peradeniya Teaching Hospital after a section of a six-storey building collapsed along the E.L. Senanayake Mawatha in Kandy, police said. MORE..
24 May 2026 (4:53 PM)
California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as crews race to contain a toxic chemical leak at a manufacturing facility in Orange County. MORE..
24 May 2026 (5:42 PM)
The Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) has stated that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka s broad money supply has exceeded Rs. 2.1 trillion, citing what it describes as significant monetary expansion over recent months. MORE..
24 May 2026 (8:00 PM)