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)
A complaint has been lodged with the police in connection with the Wanawasala train derailment, according to the Railway Department s Superintendent of Train Operations, Asanka Samarasinghe. MORE..
16 May 2026 (5:47 PM)
Samples of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer produced in 2019, allegedly transported from a warehouse in Thambuttegama to the Rambewa Agrarian Service Centre, have been sent for testing, according to Director of the National Fertilizer Secretariat, Chandana Lokuhewage. MORE..
16 May 2026 (4:19 PM)
The Department of Irrigation states that river water levels, which had risen previously, are gradually receding following a slight reduction in rainfall. MORE..
16 May 2026 (10:22 AM)
Twelve passengers were injured after a train travelling from Polgahawela to Colombo derailed, causing one carriage to overturn on the railway line between Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations this morning (16). MORE..
16 May 2026 (9:00 AM)
Mosques in northern Gaza on Saturday announced that Hamas military wing commander had died, a day after Israel s military said #8288;that it had targeted the armed wing chief in airstrikes. MORE..
16 May 2026 (4:28 PM)