A total of 400,000 permanent driving licences have been issued so far to drivers who were previously given temporary licences, the Department of Motor Traffic stated. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (3:39 PM)
Reports indicate that the National Electricity Policy has not yet been presented to the Cabinet of Ministers. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:42 PM)
Vehicular movement along the Somawathiya-Sungavila main road continues to be suspended following flooding caused by the overflow of the Mahaweli River. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (12:37 PM)
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Taiwan s northeastern county of Yilan on Tuesday, the island s weather administration said, with no reports of damage. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (12:48 PM)
Gunmen ambushed a police vehicle and killed five officials in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, as the South Asian nation struggles to quell a rising wave of militant attacks and faces renewed border tensions with neighbouring Afghanistan. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:34 PM)
Sri Lanka Railways has announced that the railway crossing on the High-Level Road near Kiriwandala Station (Mile 35, Chain 30), between Puwakpitiya and Avissawella on the Kelani Valley Railway Line, will be temporarily closed to facilitate essential repair work. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (2:50 PM)