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)
Police have informed the Fort Magistrate s Court that former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of SriLankan Airlines, Kapila Chandrasena, was found dead under suspicious circumstances. MORE..
8 May 2026 (4:04 PM)
South Africa s constitutional court revived on Friday impeachment proceedings against President Cyril Ramaphosa over a scandal dubbed Farmgate by local media, saying parliament had acted unlawfully by blocking the process in 2022. MORE..
8 May 2026 (7:11 PM)
The United States said it expected an Iranian response as soon as later in the day on Friday to its latest proposal to end the war in the Gulf, even as U.S. and Iranian forces clashed in the Gulf and the United Arab Emirates came under renewed attack. MORE..
8 May 2026 (10:49 PM)
Heavy rainfall accompanied by torrential downpours has been reported since this afternoon (08) in the catchment areas of Wellawaya and the Kirindi Oya, resulting in a rapid rise in the water levels of the Kirindi Oya. MORE..
8 May 2026 (11:23 PM)
The Deputy Mayor of Kurunegala Municipal Council, Ashardeen Moinudeen, has been arrested by officers of the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) for allegedly soliciting a bribe of Rs. 3 million to award a tender to a businessman. MORE..
8 May 2026 (9:12 PM)