The National Operations Council for the "Ratama Ekata - National Operation" convened for the first time today (17) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to implement a national program aimed at eradicating the drug menace, a national disaster currently facing the country, the PMD reported. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (8:19 PM)
A motorcyclist died and two others were injured following a collision between a van transporting school children and a motorcycle at the Gorakgas Junction on the Wennappuwa New Road earlier this morning (17). MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (12:23 PM)
Severe traffic congestion has been reported on several roads in Colombo due to the prevailing heavy rains. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (7:23 PM)
The United States and India have held productive trade talks, and Indian refiners are already cutting Russian oil imports by 50%, a White House official told Reuters on Thursday. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (2:06 PM)
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has dismissed without hearing two fundamental rights petitions filed by former Minister Wimal Weerawansa and two other parties, ...MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (2:18 PM)
Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed on Friday to extend their 48-hour ceasefire until the conclusion of talks in Doha, according to three Pakistani security officials and one Afghan Taliban source. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (11:52 PM)