Twelve passengers were injured after a train travelling from Polgahawela to Colombo derailed, causing one carriage to overturn on the railway line between Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations this morning (16). MORE..
16 May 2026 (9:00 AM)
A 31-year-old person has died following a road accident reported in the Kumbuka area on the Horana-Colombo main road. MORE..
16 May 2026 (1:11 PM)
US President Donald Trump has cautioned Taiwan against formally declaring independence from China.MORE..
16 May 2026 (8:21 AM)
US President Donald Trump says American and Nigerian forces have killed the second-in-command leader of ISIS globally. MORE..
16 May 2026 (11:03 AM)
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) states that a total of 141 houses have been partially damaged across Sri Lanka due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions. MORE..
16 May 2026 (10:36 AM)
Samples of Muriate of Potash (MOP) fertilizer produced in 2019, allegedly transported from a warehouse in Thambuttegama to the Rambewa Agrarian Service Centre, have been sent for testing, according to Director of the National Fertilizer Secretariat, Chandana Lokuhewage. MORE..
16 May 2026 (4:19 PM)