Two Australian teenagers and a British woman died from suspected methanol poisoning after drinking tainted alcohol in Laos. An American man and two Danes also died, though their exact causes of death have not been released. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (11:32 AM)
The Department of Meteorology says showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Northern, North-central, Eastern and Uva provinces and in Hambantota District. MORE..
23 Nov 2024 (3:51 PM)
Valery Zaluzhny, former military Commander-in-Chief of Ukraine, believes World War III is underway, adding the direct involvement of Russian allies in the conflict indicates the same. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (11:40 PM)
Professor Gomika Udugamasooriya has been appointed as the Senior Advisor to the President on Science and Technology, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (4:08 PM)
Former Minister Harin Fernando has stated that he does not believe the then-Cabinet of Ministers is responsible for the incident involving the procurement of substandard human immunoglobulin vials. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (3:13 PM)
The government announced that the Rs. 3,000 allowance designated for elderly individuals aged over 70, enrolled in the "Aswesuma" welfare benefit program, has been credited to their respective bank accounts. MORE..
22 Nov 2024 (5:33 PM)