The U.S. President Joe Biden s nominee for Ambassador to Sri Lanka, Elizabeth K. Horst, says that if confirmed she will support members of marginalized populations, accountability, truth and reconciliation, and transparency and justice in Sri Lanka. MORE..
11 May 2024 (7:01 PM)
The Meteorology Department warns that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Colombo, Gampaha, Puttalam, Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi and Polonnaruwa districts today (12). MORE..
12 May 2024 (8:34 PM)
As the Olympic flame touched down in France from Greece, excitement brewed for the relay involving 10,000 torchbearers, representing diverse stories of achievement. Among them shines a Paris-based, Sri Lankan-born baker Tharshan Selvarajah who only arrived in France for the first time in 2006. MORE..
11 May 2024 (11:20 PM)
Several health sector trade unions have decided to launch a token strike at all hospitals in the Central Province on Monday (13) over their demands. MORE..
12 May 2024 (6:42 PM)
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most provinces of the island after 2.00 p.m. MORE..
12 May 2024 (9:12 AM)
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several provinces and districts today (11). MORE..
11 May 2024 (5:08 PM)