The Colombo High Court has sentenced seven Iranian nationals to life in prison after they were convicted of transporting over 425 kilograms of heroin by boat in the sea area off Mattakkuliya in Colombo in 2019. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (7:41 PM)
The Department of Meteorology says the deep depression over the southwest Bay of Bengal is likely to move slowly, north-northwestwards closer to the east coast of Sri Lanka and there is a possibility for it to further intensify. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (9:46 PM)
The National STD'AIDS Control Programme (NSACP) of the Ministry of Health says that HIV infections among the country s youth has increased owing to factors such as the use of mobile phones and modern technology to find partners, as well as the lack of proper sex education. MORE..
28 Nov 2024 (1:21 PM)