HIV infections in Sri Lanka have increased despite a decline in cases globally, according to data released by the National STD'AIDS Control Programme. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (3:05 PM)
Three bodies have been recovered while at least 17 individuals are reported missing following an earthslip in Gangoda, Kandy, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC).
27 Nov 2025 (5:24 PM)
Three people traveling in a motor vehicle have died after the vehicle fell into a canal flowing near Bolivia village in Sainthamaruthu, Ampara. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (3:48 PM)
The Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation, Anura Karunathilake, has announced that all flights arriving in Sri Lanka will be diverted to Trivandrum or Cochin airports in India if they are unable to land at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) during a weather emergency.
27 Nov 2025 (6:11 PM)
The Kandy-Mahiyanganaya main road has been temporarily closed for vehicular traffic between Medamahanuwara and Hasalaka until further notice, the Kandy District Secretary has announced. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (1:57 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has advised the President s Fund to provide Rs. 1 million in compensation on behalf of each person who died from disaster situations including flooding and landslides. MORE..
27 Nov 2025 (5:57 PM)