The Department of Meteorology has warned that heavy showers exceeding 100 mm are likely in several parts of the country due to the influence of a low-pressure area located to the northeast of Sri Lanka. MORE..
11 May 2026 (8:54 PM)
A detainee who had been sentenced to death in connection with the killing of former Polonnaruwa District Member of Parliament Amarakeerthi Athukorala has died after falling from a building within the Welikada Prison. MORE..
11 May 2026 (7:07 PM)
The atmospheric disturbance that prevailed over the Bay of Bengal has developed into a low-pressure area, the Department of Meteorology has stated. MORE..
11 May 2026 (5:14 PM)
Around 84% of the population in Sri Lanka have expressed willingness to donate their eyes, according to the Ministry of Health. MORE..
11 May 2026 (4:57 PM)
A total of four spill gates of the Deduru Oya Reservoir have been raised and opened to a height of two feet each, the Department of Irrigation stated. MORE..
11 May 2026 (11:30 PM)
Notorious underworld figure and alleged drug trafficker Manoj Suranga Liyanage, widely known as �Batuwatte Chamara,� was taken into custody for questioning following his repatriation to Sri Lanka after being arrested in Azerbaijan. MORE..
11 May 2026 (10:17 PM)