Two bodies have been recovered, while two others have been hospitalized and six individuals reportedly remain missing after a group of 15 went bathing in the Deduru Oya near the Kuratiyagahamula area of Nikaweratiya within the Kobeigane Police Division, police said. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (9:21 PM)
Minister of Health and Mass Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, has stated that Sri Lanka s fuel and electricity supply will continue without interruption despite the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (3:43 PM)
The Sri Lanka Navy has taken into custody a local multi-day fishing vessel carrying several sacks suspected to contain narcotics during a special operation conducted in deep-sea waters south of Sri Lanka. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (6:53 PM)
Pope Leo was scheduled to travel to the biggest city in Cameroon s conflict-hit anglophone region on Thursday, the latest stop on an ambitious four-country Africa tour amid attacks on the pontiff by U.S. President Donald Trump. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (4:05 PM)
Sri Lanka Police have announced that vehicles fitted with number plates that do not comply with prescribed standards will be taken into police custody and produced before court. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (2:48 PM)
A warm weather advisory has been issued for residents of the Northern, North-Central, North-Western, Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, and Eastern provinces and the Monaragala district. MORE..
16 Apr 2026 (6:09 PM)