Level 2 landslide warnings have been issued to several areas of two districts owing to the prevailing heavy rainfall conditions across the country. MORE..
24 May 2026 (7:13 PM)
A total of 12 state-of-the-art colposcopy machines have been introduced to government hospitals to improve the detection and treatment of cervical cancer, which ranks as the fifth most common cancer among women in Sri Lanka, according to the Ministry of Health. MORE..
24 May 2026 (4:13 PM)
An engine attached to the daily express train operating from Maradana to Hikkaduwa derailed in Maradana this evening (24), railway sources said. MORE..
24 May 2026 (7:31 PM)
The southwest monsoon is likely to establish over Sri Lanka around May 26 or 27, bringing increased rainfall to the southwestern parts of the island during that period, the Department of Meteorology has stated. MORE..
24 May 2026 (3:43 PM)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, is scheduled to undertake an official visit to New Zealand and Australia from 26 May to 03 June 2026, at the invitation of the two Governments. MORE..
24 May 2026 (1:43 PM)
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24 May 2026 (10:24 PM)