A total of 34,046 tourists have arrived in the country thus far in the month of October, data from the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) shows. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (4:16 PM)
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the southeastern coast of the Philippines, according to the US Geological Survey, with local authorities warning dangerous tsunami waves could be generated. MORE..
10 Oct 2025 (10:05 AM)
Seven individuals including the assistant principal of a preschool, the sports coordination officer, two teachers in charge of the children, a preschool employee, and two swimming instructors have been arrested in connection with the death of a child who drowned in a swimming pool at a hotel in Nugegoda. MORE..
10 Oct 2025 (9:13 AM)
A total of 29 mobile phones have been recovered today from wards A, C, and D of the Boossa High-Security Prison, which houses some of Sri Lanka s most dangerous criminals. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (2:54 PM)
The 2025 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian novelist who said his dark and difficult novels aim to examine reality "to the point of madness." MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (6:26 PM)
The International Monetary Fund asked cash-strapped Sri Lanka on Thursday to strengthen its anti-corruption agency and accelerate prosecutions after a review of a bailout that began in 2023. MORE..
9 Oct 2025 (5:27 PM)