The Department of Meteorology says the low-pressure area, formed over southeast Bay of Bengal, is likely to intensify further and move west-northwestwards during the next 24 hours. MORE..
8 Dec 2024 (10:18 AM)
The Public Health Inspectors Union (PHIU) says that a programme has been initiated to inspect food and beverages sold in areas with high public foot traffic, in preparation for the upcoming festive season. MORE..
8 Dec 2024 (11:52 AM)
The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) has announced that it will conduct special inspections at rice mills in the Polonnaruwa area today (08). MORE..
8 Dec 2024 (11:05 AM)
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol s former defence minister was arrested on Sunday over his alleged role in Yoon s declaration of martial law last week, prosecutors said. MORE..
8 Dec 2024 (11:15 AM)
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad boarded a plane and left Damascus for an unknown destination on Sunday, two senior army officers told Reuters, as rebels said they had entered the capital with no sign of army deployments. MORE..
8 Dec 2024 (12:03 PM)
A South Korean legislative push to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived imposition of martial law fell through on Saturday after most lawmakers from his conservative governing party boycotted the vote. MORE..
7 Dec 2024 (8:01 PM)