Police have obtained a 72-hour detention order for Ousmand Gunasekera, alias �Gampaha Ousmand�, who was arrested for allegedly aiding and abetting the killing of organised criminal figure Ganemulla Sanjeewa, according to the Police Spokesman.
14 May 2026 (12:44 PM)
The Department of Irrigation says that water levels in several river basins, which had previously risen due to heavy rainfall, are now showing a decline following the reduction in rainfall over the past 24 hours. MORE..
14 May 2026 (11:40 AM)
Some passengers have disembarked from a cruise ship after being held in France following a norovirus outbreak. MORE..
14 May 2026 (7:49 AM)
The Philippine Senate was locked down with military personnel seen entering the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) had sought refuge. MORE..
14 May 2026 (8:42 AM)
The Department of Meteorology stated that the highest rainfall recorded in the country during the 24-hour period from 8.30 a.m. yesterday to 8.30 a.m. today (14) was reported from Puttalam, which received 256.2 mm of rainfall.
14 May 2026 (11:50 AM)
A red warning for heavy rains in several areas of the country has been issued by the Department of Meteorology. MORE..
14 May 2026 (12:00 PM)