The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning for Western, Sabaragamuwa provinces and Galle, Matara, Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, and Kurunegala districts. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (5:08 PM)
A collision involving a bus and a lorry between the Dodangoda and Gelanigama interchanges on the Southern Expressway has disrupted traffic movement on the expressway towards Colombo, according to police.
26 Apr 2026 (9:56 PM)
Jaffna District Member of Parliament (MP) Ramanathan Archchuna has allegedly threatened a woman while holding a firearm in Periyavillan, Jaffna. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (2:01 PM)
A fatal road accident involving two buses has been reported in the Nalanda area of Naula along the Dambulla�Matale main road. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (2:14 PM)
The Mahanayaka Theros (Chief Prelates) of the three main Nikayas (monastic orders) in Sri Lanka�Siyam, Amarapura, and Ramanna�have issued a joint statement strongly condemning the anti-Sasana and illegal acts committed by a group of �monk impersonators� by misusing the saffron robe of Buddhist monks and transporting drugs. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (6:41 PM)
The Negombo Magistrate s Court has issued an order to detain and interrogate for seven days the 22 Buddhist monks arrested at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake with over 110 kilograms of Kush cannabis and Hashish. MORE..
26 Apr 2026 (9:50 PM)