Plans are underway to commence interim housing projects in early May for districts severely affected by Cyclone Ditwah, including Kegalle, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, and Badulla with the aim of completing construction within a short timeframe. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (1:32 PM)
At least 34 schoolchildren were hospitalized today (28) following an accident involving a private bus transporting students from the Ranikadu area to schools in Bogawantalawa. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (10:59 AM)
PET scan services for cancer patients have been suspended at major government hospitals, including the Maharagama Apeksha Hospital and the National Hospital in Colombo, since March 27, according to the Government Radiological Technologists Association. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (12:09 AM)
The death toll from a train collision near the Indonesian capital Jakarta has risen to 14 with another 84 injured, the train operator said on Tuesday, as rescuers completed work to extract survivors still trapped in the wreckage. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (11:28 AM)
A small passenger plane has crashed in South Sudan killing all 14 people on board, the country s civil aviation authority (SSCAA) has said. MORE..
27 Apr 2026 (11:21 PM)
U.S. President Donald Trump is unhappy with the latest Iranian proposal on resolving the two-month war, a U.S. official said, dampening hopes for a resolution to the conflict that has disrupted energy supplies, fuelled inflation, and killed thousands. MORE..
28 Apr 2026 (12:13 PM)