The highest rainfall recorded during the past 22 hours was reported from Kesbewa, with 204 millimetres of rain, the Department of Meteorology stated. MORE..
13 May 2026 (8:54 AM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has directed officials to fast-track resettlement efforts for families in the Kandy District displaced by the Cyclone Ditwah. MORE..
12 May 2026 (10:08 PM)
A total of 16 major reservoirs and 17 medium-scale reservoirs under the management of the Department of Irrigation are currently spilling following heavy rains recorded across several parts of the country. MORE..
13 May 2026 (8:25 AM)
The High Commissioner of Pakistan to Sri Lanka, Major General Nayyar Naseer, HI (M), (Retd), has paid a courtesy call on the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Aruna Jayasekara (Retd), at the Deputy Minister s Office in Colombo. MORE..
12 May 2026 (10:31 PM)
The low pressure area located northeast of Sri Lanka is likely to move northwards during the next few days, the Department of Meteorology has highlighted. MORE..
13 May 2026 (7:01 AM)
Iran s chief negotiator said Tuesday (May 12) that Washington must accept Tehran s latest peace plan or face failure, after US President Donald Trump warned the truce in the Middle East war was on the brink of collapse. MORE..
13 May 2026 (6:49 AM)