Former Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader and former Opposition Leader MP R. Sampanthan has passed away at the age of 91. MORE..
1 Jul 2024 (2:00 AM)
The death toll following the incident where the crew of a fishing vessel had consumed the contents of a bottle they found floating in the sea, assuming it was liquor, has now increased to four while two others are in critical condition, according to the Sri Lanka Navy. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (10:29 AM)
Five children and two adults have died in mudslides in Kyrgyzstan, a mountainous Central Asian country on the front line of climate change, the government said Saturday. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (7:56 PM)
The Meteorology Department says several spells of light showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (9:40 AM)
President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a Rs.25 million allocation for the restoration of tanks in the Divisional Secretariat Division, which issues the highest number of deeds under the "Urumaya" freehold land deeds program. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (5:25 PM)
The Director General of the Department of Fisheries Aquatic Resources, Susantha Kahawatta, stated that one of the two Sri Lankan fishermen taken onboard the Singaporean merchant vessel for emergency treatment has been reported dead, raising the total deaths to five among the 6-member crew. MORE..
30 Jun 2024 (1:25 PM)