The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-GeneralTedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on countries to reconsider travel bans and border closures imposed in response to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and neighbouring Uganda. MORE..
31 May 2026 (7:33 PM)
A 65-year-old woman has died after being hit by a private bus on the Galle�Matara main road in Kapparathota, Weligama. MORE..
31 May 2026 (7:08 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for rough sea conditions and strong winds for the sea areas extending from Mullaitivu to Chilaw via Kankesanthurai, Mannar and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. MORE..
31 May 2026 (6:41 PM)
Steps have been taken to add five advanced mammography machines to major hospitals across the country, in a bid to enhance diagnostic and treatment services, the Ministry of Health and Mass Media has stated. MORE..
31 May 2026 (5:27 PM)
Police have confirmed that the driver of the cab involved in the accident where six persons, including three females, were reported dead after a vehicle crashed into a crowd of people near a Vesak Dansala in the Meegoda Junction, had been under the influence of alcohol. MORE..
1 Jun 2026 (9:44 AM)
Six persons, including three females, were reported dead while several others were injured after a vehicle crashed into a crowd of people near a Vesak Dansala in the Meegoda Junction, last night (31). MORE..
1 Jun 2026 (8:41 AM)