The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Paulo Rangel, has arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (24) for a two-day official visit. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (2:57 PM)
Gunmen ambushed a police vehicle and killed five officials in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday, police said, as the South Asian nation struggles to quell a rising wave of militant attacks and faces renewed border tensions with neighbouring Afghanistan. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:34 PM)
A total of 44 wild elephant deaths have been recorded so far this year, according to the Department of Wildlife Conservation. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (3:43 PM)
Sri Lanka Railways has announced that the railway crossing on the High-Level Road near Kiriwandala Station (Mile 35, Chain 30), between Puwakpitiya and Avissawella on the Kelani Valley Railway Line, will be temporarily closed to facilitate essential repair work. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (2:50 PM)
A 22-year-old woman has passed away after being transferred from the Minuwangoda Base Hospital to the Gampaha District General Hospital, with her family alleging negligence by hospital authorities. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (3:25 PM)
The Committee on High Posts of Parliament has approved the nominations of two Heads of Mission and a Ministry Secretary. MORE..
24 Feb 2026 (4:12 PM)