A detainee who had been sentenced to death in connection with the killing of former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala has died after falling from a building within the Welikada Prison. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:07 PM)
Heavy rainfall has caused widespread flooding, displacing numerous families across 14 Grama Niladhari divisions in the Galewela Divisional Secretariat area. MORE..
11 May 2026 (5:31 PM)
Of the Rs. 25, 000 million allocated under the 2026 Budget for the �Prajashakthi� National Poverty Alleviation Programme, development projects valued at Rs. 23,000 million have already been approved and forwarded to District Secretaries for implementation, the President s Media Division said in a statement. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:33 PM)
Level 2 landslide warning has been issued to residents of Passara Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSD) of the Badulla district owing to incessant rains experienced in parts of the island. MORE..
11 May 2026 (8:32 PM)
Tens of millions of people could face hunger and starvation if fertilisers are not soon allowed through the Strait of Hormuz, the head of a UN task force aimed at averting a looming humanitarian crisis told AFP on Monday (May 11). MORE..
11 May 2026 (9:32 PM)
An individual arrested in connection with a large-scale fraud involving the alleged promise of five kilograms of gold has been remanded until tomorrow (12) by the Colombo Magistrate s Court. MORE..
11 May 2026 (6:19 PM)