An Amber Advisory for heavy rains has been issued for the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Puttalam, Galle and Matara districts today. MORE..
13 May 2026 (8:06 AM)
There is �no sign� of a larger hantavirus outbreak after the evacuation of the last passengers from a disease-stricken cruise ship, the head of the UN health agency has said. MORE..
12 May 2026 (11:10 PM)
The highest rainfall recorded during the past 22 hours was reported from Kesbewa, with 204 millimetres of rain, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
13 May 2026 (8:54 AM)
Former Chief Executive Officer of SriLankan Airlines Kapila Chandrasena s magisterial inquiry continued at the Colombo Fort Magistrate s Court, where former cricketer and his relative Aravinda de Silva gave testimony regarding the events leading up to his death. MORE..
12 May 2026 (9:33 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to fast-track resettlement efforts for families in the Kandy District displaced by the Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
12 May 2026 (10:08 PM)
The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General Nayyar Naseer, HI (M), (Retd), has paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at the Deputy Minister s Office in Colombo. MORE..
12 May 2026 (10:31 PM)