A medevac plane crashed in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed any survivors. MORE..
1 Feb 2025 (11:50 AM)
A passenger who arrived in the country while in possession of a stock of Kush cannabis, along with another suspect who assisted in the operation, have been arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake. MORE..
1 Feb 2025 (12:01 PM)
The Meteorology Department says prevailing showery condition over the island is expected to be reduced from tomorrow (02). MORE..
1 Feb 2025 (8:49 AM)
Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a truce aimed at ending the 15-month war in Gaza. MORE..
1 Feb 2025 (8:24 PM)
The Sri Lankan government has published Gazette Notification No. 2421'41, signed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, specifying the new luxury tax rates on private motor vehicles imported into the country effective from today (February 1, 2025). MORE..
1 Feb 2025 (10:00 AM)
Sri Lanka Police today announced that two Senior Deputy Inspectors General (SDIGs) and two DIGs have been ordered transferred on exigencies of service. MORE..
1 Feb 2025 (4:57 PM)