Twenty-five Indian fishermen have been arrested by the Sri Lankan Navy while allegedly fishing in Sri Lankan high seas in the Palk Strait earlier this morning (16). MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (2:15 PM)
Several spells of showers will occur in Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara, Batticaloa and Hambantota districts, today (16), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (8:00 AM)
The Students Union of the Faculty of Management at the Rajarata University says that there is an approximately 50% shortage of lecturers and professors within the state university system, adding that the issue has become particularly severe at the Rajarata University. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (8:47 AM)
Members of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) are refraining from appearing before courts island-wide on behalf of any cases today (16). MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (8:21 AM)
The Government Medical Officers Association (GMOA) has announced its decision to withdraw from the reporting of health data with effect from February 18.
16 Feb 2026 (2:20 PM)
Three individuals, including a woman, have been apprehended at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) by the Airport Police Narcotics Division in Wellampitiya while in possession of over 16 kilograms of Kush narcotics. MORE..
16 Feb 2026 (9:08 AM)