An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, North-Central, Southern and Uva provinces and in Mannar, Vavuniya, Ampara, and Batticaloa districts. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (2:43 PM)
Spain has kicked off a program aimed at grantinglegal status to 500,000 undocumented migrants, in a move that goes against a trend of anti-immigration rhetoric and policies in the United States and much of Europe. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (3:27 PM)
The Welfare Benefits Board of Sri Lanka has announced that the April allowance of the Aswesuma Welfare Benefits Payment Scheme will be credited to the bank accounts of the relevant beneficiaries tomorrow (22). MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (6:49 PM)
The Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) has arrested a suspect who allegedly planned a series of bomb attacks in Colombo under the direction of an organized crime gang leader, Mohamed Najeem Mohamed Imran, also known as �Kanjipani Imran.�
21 Apr 2026 (3:25 PM)
The United Nations urged Sri Lanka on Tuesday to deliver concrete results after long-running investigations into the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (6:29 PM)
Former Minister Premalal Jayasekara has been arrested, Ada Derana reporter said. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (2:10 PM)