Showers or thundershowers are likely at a few places in the Southern Province and in the Ratnapura, Monaragala and Kalutara districts today (24), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (5:59 PM)
Police have arrested a suspected contract killer who had allegedly accepted a contract to assassinate a police informantwho provided the tip-off for a large-scale narcotics seizureand to place the victim s severed head in front of the residence of ASP Rohan Olugala, who led that investigation. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (3:21 PM)
Sri Lanka Railways has announced that the railway crossing on the High-Level Road near Kiriwandala Station (Mile 35, Chain 30), between Puwakpitiya and Avissawella on the Kelani Valley Railway Line, will be temporarily closed to facilitate essential repair work. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (2:50 PM)
A committee of experts has been appointed by the Ministry of Energy to study issues related to coal imports, Cabinet spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa stated. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (5:31 PM)
Around 80% of investigations into the incident in which a lawyer and his wife were shot and killed at a supermarket parking area in Akuregoda have been completed, police stated. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (5:05 PM)
A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Taiwan s northeastern county of Yilan on Tuesday, the island s weather administration said, with no reports of damage. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (12:48 PM)