A former member of the Seethawaka Pradeshiya Sabha who was arrested for allegedly threatening, verbally abusing and assaulting police officers at the Padukka Police Station while protesting the arrest of a motorist involved in a car accident, has been remanded until August 29. MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (5:42 PM)
Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky will head to Washington on Monday to discuss "ending the killing and the war" with US President Donald Trump, he announced Saturday. MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (3:50 PM)
The Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) says that it stands in full solidarity with the hartal announced by the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) on Monday (18) as a peaceful protest demanding justice and accountability over the recent death of a 32-year-old in Mullaitivu. MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (9:05 PM)
Several spells of showers will occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts today (16), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (7:59 AM)
US President Donald Trump said that Russia has lost India as an oil client, while also suggesting that the United States may not immediately impose secondary sanctions on China. MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (2:28 PM)
A person was killed and at least 22 others were injured when a private bus collided head-on with a Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) bus in Weliyaya, Monaragala, this morning (16). MORE..
16 Aug 2025 (9:18 AM)