Effective from today (17), passengers departing from Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake will be permitted to check-in up to four hours prior to their scheduled departure time. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (1:41 PM)
The United States and India have held productive trade talks, and Indian refiners are already cutting Russian oil imports by 50%, a White House official told Reuters on Thursday. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (2:06 PM)
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake jolted southern Philippines on Friday (Oct 17), the United States Geological Survey said, a week after two powerful quakes hit the country. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (2:16 PM)
A motorcyclist died and two others were injured following a collision between a van transporting school children and a motorcycle at the Gorakgas Junction on the Wennappuwa New Road earlier this morning (17). MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (12:23 PM)
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that he was pleased to welcome Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya for discussions on a wide range of bilateral and regional matters. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (6:07 PM)
The National Operations Council for the "Ratama Ekata - National Operation" convened for the first time today (17) at the Presidential Secretariat under the patronage of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to implement a national program aimed at eradicating the drug menace, a national disaster currently facing the country, the PMD reported. MORE..
17 Oct 2025 (8:19 PM)