Health authorities say that a fever illness reported around the Kotapola Medical Officer of Health (MOH) area has been identified as a viral infection, according to Specialist Dr. Palitha Karunapema of the Epidemiology Unit of the Ministry of Health. MORE..
8 May 2026 (7:37 PM)
The President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam, T� L�m, who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka, announced that Vietnam and Sri Lanka have agreed to strengthen bilateral relations to a Comprehensive Partnership... MORE..
8 May 2026 (8:02 PM)
In a tragic incident that occurred in Indonesia, at least three people were burned alive when Mount Dukono volcano erupted suddenly. MORE..
8 May 2026 (6:16 PM)
Pakistani and Sri Lankan armies on Thursday concluded a two-week joint counter-terror exercise �Shake Hands II� in the northwestern Tarbela city, the Pakistani military s media wing said, noting that the event was aimed to harnessing military-to-military ties between both nations. MORE..
8 May 2026 (11:39 PM)
Minister of Public Security Ananda Wijepala stated that no definitive conclusion can be made at this stage regarding the death of former SriLankan Airlines CEO Kapila Chandrasena. MORE..
8 May 2026 (9:05 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, North-Central, Uva, and Southern provinces, as well as the Ampara, Batticaloa, Mannar, and Vavuniya districts. MORE..
8 May 2026 (5:22 PM)