The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber advisory for the sea areas off extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Matara and Hambantota, and from Puttalam to Kankasanthurai via Mannar. MORE..
26 Sep 2025 (12:24 PM)
Further questioning by the Western Province North Crimes Division of the arrested underworld figure Kehelbaddara Padme , has led to the recovery of over 500 rounds of T-56 ammunition, four T-56 magazines, a micro pistol, and other items. MORE..
26 Sep 2025 (12:20 PM)
The bodies of the Indian and Romanian Buddhist monks who lost their lives in the tragic cable car accident at the Na Uyana Monastery (N #257; Uyana #256;ranya Sen #257;sanaya) in Pansiyagama, Melsiripura, will be repatriated to their respective countries at the request of their families, in coordination with the High Commissioner s Office. MORE..
26 Sep 2025 (6:09 PM)
The Ministry of Environment has announced that all payment transactions of the Central Environmental Authority s (CEA) will be facilitated through the digital payment platform GovPay with effect from today (26). MORE..
26 Sep 2025 (5:15 PM)
The Western Province North Crimes Division has informed the Walasmulla Magistrate that Acting Defence Minister Aruna Jayasekera has issued a 90-day detention order to further question Sampath Manamperi, said Ada Derana reporter. MORE..
26 Sep 2025 (4:30 PM)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the U.N. General Assembly on Friday that Israel "must finish the job" against Hamas in Gaza, giving a defiant U.N. speech despite growing international isolation over his refusal to end the devastating war in Gaza. MORE..
26 Sep 2025 (9:52 PM)