The Ampara District Special Coordinating Committee meeting will be held this afternoon (22) at the auditorium of the Ampara District Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. MORE..
22 May 2026 (2:04 PM)
The Department of Meteorology has revealed that several regions across the island have recorded rainfall exceeding 300 mm due to the relentless torrential downpours. MORE..
22 May 2026 (12:21 PM)
The Department of Irrigation states that, in view of the prevailing heavy rainfall across Sri Lanka, a minor flood situation could develop in areas surrounding the Attanagalu Oya. MORE..
22 May 2026 (12:34 PM)
An angry crowd set alight a section of a hospital at the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after family and friends of a young man thought to have died from the virus were prevented from taking his body away for burial. MORE..
22 May 2026 (5:20 PM)
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake emphasized that Sri Lanka will never be allowed to fall into an economic crisis similar to that experienced in 2022, despite concerns expressed by some that such a situation could recur in the country. MORE..
22 May 2026 (6:19 PM)
The Department of Prisons says an inmate detained at the Angunakolapelassa Prison has died following hospitalization due to a sudden illness. MORE..
22 May 2026 (7:45 PM)