The Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) has apprehended a total of 11 suspects along with two multi-day fishing trawlers in the deep seas off the southern coast for possession of heroin and the synthetic drug ICE (crystal methamphetamine). MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (12:03 PM)
Former Minister Bandula Gunawardena has stated that Sri Lanka currently lacks the financial strength required to withstand either domestic natural disasters or sudden external shocks arising from foreign countries. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (2:02 PM)
Due to the cold weather prevailing during the morning hours, ground frost was reported in several areas of Nuwara Eliya today (24). MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (12:57 PM)
More than 8,000 flights across the US set to take off over the weekend have been cancelled as a major storm expected to wreak havoc across much of the country bears down, threatening to knock out power for days and snarl major roadways. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (6:45 PM)
Sri Lanka Police revealed that 318 individuals were arrested in connection with various cybercrimes within the past year (2025). MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (8:26 PM)
The Department of Meteorology says showers will occur at times in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern and Uva provinces, as well as in the Matale and Nuwara Eliya districts, during the next 36 hours. MORE..
24 Jan 2026 (6:24 PM)