A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of removing bolts from the railway track at the location where a train derailment occurred earlier today (16). MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:06 PM)
Africa s top health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo s eastern Ituri province. MORE..
16 May 2026 (2:16 PM)
The Colombo Crimes Division (CCD) has obtained a 90-day detention order to further interrogate Ousmand Gunasekera, also known as �Gampaha Ousmand,� who was arrested on allegations of aiding and abetting the killing of underworld figure �Ganemulla Sanjeewa,� police said. MORE..
16 May 2026 (5:32 PM)
Police have recovered a body from a well located near a paddy field in the Pitipana South area within the Homagama Police Division. MORE..
16 May 2026 (11:24 AM)
The Election Commission of India has ordered a probe into the allegations of foreign nationals, including Sri Lankans, �deceitfully� voting in the 23 April Tamil Nadu Assembly election, Indian media reported on Saturday. MORE..
16 May 2026 (8:19 PM)
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) has announced that the number of people affected by the adverse weather conditions impacting several districts across Sri Lanka has exceeded 5,000. MORE..
16 May 2026 (9:54 PM)