The official state ceremony for the traditional oil-anointing ritual of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year is scheduled to take place this morning (April 15) at the premises of the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy. MORE..
15 Apr 2026 (6:30 AM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Northern, North-Western, North-Central, Western, Eastern and Southern provinces and the Monaragala district. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (5:37 PM)
Over 500,000 vehicles have used expressways over the past four days as people traveled to their hometowns to celebrate the Sinhala and Tamil New Year. MORE..
14 Apr 2026 (7:28 PM)