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Two foreign nationals were arrested in the early hours of today (24) by Sri Lanka Customs officials at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) for attempting to smuggle a consignment of cigarettes manufactured in China into the country. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (12:55 PM)
An Amber advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, North-Western, Southern and Uva provinces and in Anuradhapura district. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (2:49 PM)
The General Manager of Railways, Ravindra Pathmapriya, stated that the re-railing operations for the derailed Sagarika train have commenced and that train services on the coastal line are expected to be restored within two days. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (5:28 PM)
Continuing his official visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Sri Lanka s Secretary of Defence, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Sampath Thuyacontha, engaged in a high-level meeting with Khaled Khiari, UN Assistant Secretary-General..MORE...
24 Apr 2026 (4:02 PM)
Water levels in the Castlereagh and Maussakelle reservoirs are declining rapidly due to the prevailing extreme dry weather conditions in the catchment areas on the western slopes of the Central Hills, engineers responsible for the reservoirs have reported. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (1:20 PM)
Despite the derailment of the �Sagarika� express train at Wadduwa, Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has decided to continue office train services without cancellations. MORE..
24 Apr 2026 (11:05 AM)