A Red alert warning has been issued for strong winds and rough seas for sea areas extending from Chilaw to Kankesanthurai via Puttalam and Mannar and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. MORE..
27 May 2025 (3:03 PM)
Attention was drawn towards the decision by the government to provide state patronage to perform the final rites of late veteran actress Malini Fonseka, during today s weekly Cabinet media briefing.
27 May 2025 (4:38 PM)
Cabinet Spokesperson Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa says the government is closely monitoring the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant that is spreading in several countries worldwide, including neighbouring India. MORE..
27 May 2025 (4:08 PM)
Requests by Members of Parliament to increase their respective security detail will be forwarded to the National Security Council for consideration, Acting Inspector General of Police Priyantha Weerasuriya has said. MORE..
27 May 2025 (4:06 PM)
Nepali sherpa Kami Rita, also known as "Everest Man", has scaled Mount Everest for the 31st time, breaking his own record for the most climbs up the world s tallest peak. MORE..
27 May 2025 (4:27 PM)
Sri Lankan Parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka Dr. Rizvie Salih, who is visiting India for the PRIDE Capacity Building Program, has met with India s External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Speaker of the Lok Sabha Om Birla. MORE..
27 May 2025 (7:36 PM)