The Irrigation Department has issued an Amber flood warning for possible floods in the low-lying areas of several river basins including Kalu, Kelani, Gin, Nilwala, Deduru Oya, Maha Oya, Attanagalu Oya, Kala Oya and Malwathu Oya, if heavy rains persist over the coming days. MORE..
18 May 2024 (12:20 AM)
The National War Heroes Day ceremony is scheduled to be held on Sunday (19) evening at the Parliament Ground and a special traffic plan to be implemented on that day was announced by Police today. MORE..
17 May 2024 (5:36 PM)
The four accused in the case over the shooting to death of three persons and injuring 45 others during a protest by villagers demanding clean drinking water at Rathupaswala in 2013, have been acquitted by the Gampaha High Court Trial-at-Bar. MORE..
17 May 2024 (3:22 PM)
Adani Green Energy s wind energy project, coming up in Sri Lanka s northern Mannar and Pooneryn districts, has been challenged in the island s apex court on grounds of potential environmental impact and "lack of transparency". MORE..
18 May 2024 (3:17 PM)
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) Ashley de Silva today issued a clarification regarding the matter pertaining to the visa application submitted by Sri Lankan cricketer Kusal Mendis in order to take part in the upcoming ICC Men s T20 World Cup in the US. MORE..
17 May 2024 (5:04 PM)
One Sri Lankan fisherman has been killed while another is reported missing after a multi-day fishing vessel collided with a ship off Valaichchenai, Trincomalee. MORE..
18 May 2024 (12:03 PM)