Average global temperatures are forecast to reach near-record levels in the next five years, with Arctic temperatures expected to warm faster than other regions, a report by the U.N. weather agency and the UK s Met Office said on Thursday. MORE..
28 May 2026 (8:34 PM)
A fire in a girls dormitory in Kenya on Thursday (May 28) killed 16 children and hospitalised 79 in the latest deadly blaze to hit a school in the east African country. MORE..
28 May 2026 (6:37 PM)
The motor car suspected to have been used by the gunmen involved in the fatal shooting of a man in the Wettumakada area of Kalutara this morning has been discovered abandoned in the Nebada area of Tebuwana, Police said. MORE..
28 May 2026 (3:20 PM)
The Welfare Benefits Board says that arrangements have been made to credit the May payments under the �Aswesuma� welfare benefit scheme for senior citizens aged over 70 to beneficiaries bank accounts tomorrow (29). MORE..
28 May 2026 (12:45 PM)
Sri Lanka s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Vijitha Herath said he had the pleasure of meeting Opposition Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs of the New Zealand Parliament Vanushi Walters. MORE..
28 May 2026 (5:50 PM)
Sri Lanka s tighter macroprudential restrictions on vehicle and gold-backed lending will benefit lenders risk profiles, particularly those of finance companies, Fitch Ratings stated. MORE..
28 May 2026 (3:47 PM)