The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several provinces and districts. MORE..
30 Apr 2024 (5:21 PM)
Indonesia s Ruang volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava as lightning flashes lit up its crater, prompting authorities to raise the alert status and evacuate more than 12,000 people living on a nearby island. MORE..
1 May 2024 (3:56 PM)
The overall rate of inflation as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on year-on-year (y-o-y) basis increased to 1.5% in April 2024, the Department of Census Statistics (DCS) says. MORE..
30 Apr 2024 (6:52 PM)
A "man with a sword" has been arrested after reports several people have been stabbed, including two police officers, near a Tube station. MORE..
30 Apr 2024 (4:34 PM)
The Gampaha High Court the Trial-at-Bar has deferred delivering the verdict in the case against a Brigadier and three soldiers of the Sri Lanka Army over the shooting to death of three persons and injuring several others during a protest by villagers demanding clean drinking water at Rathupaswala, Gampaha. MORE..
30 Apr 2024 (5:16 PM)
The Meteorology Department says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts after 2.00 p.m. MORE..
1 May 2024 (10:33 AM)