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)
Iraq and Syria have reopened a key border crossing between the two nations for the first time in more than a decade, with officials highlighting its potential for trade and oil exports. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (7:57 AM)
Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe has stated that certain findings in the Auditor General s report on the controversial coal importation cannot be accepted. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (8:33 AM)
Showers or thundershowers will occur at most places of the island after 1.00 pm, today (21), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (7:29 AM)
Seven Buddhist monks, led by Vietnamese national Venerable Pannakara Thero has arrived in the country this morning (21) to take part in Walk for Peace in Sri Lanka. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (9:42 AM)
Seven years have elapsed since the Easter Sunday attacks, and island-wide religious observances are being conducted today (21) in solemn remembrance of the victims. MORE..
21 Apr 2026 (8:04 AM)