The Irrigation Department has issued a potential minor flood warning valid for the next 24 hours for several low-lying areas along the Mahaweli River Basin due to rainfall received since last night (21) in certain catchment areas. MORE..
22 Feb 2026 (8:25 AM)
The Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, Admiral Stephen T. "Web" Koehler, who is on an official visit to Sri Lanka from 19 to 21 February, has met Sri Lanka s Deputy Minister of Defence Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara at his office in Colombo. MORE..
21 Feb 2026 (7:45 PM)
Australia s centre-left government on Sunday rejected a local media report that said it was working to repatriate Australians in a Syrian camp holding families of suspected Islamic State militants. MORE..
22 Feb 2026 (8:09 AM)
The Assistant Director of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) for the Polonnaruwa District has reported that the Somawathiya-Sungavila Road has been inundated by approximately one foot of water as of this morning (21). MORE..
21 Feb 2026 (12:23 PM)
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa stated that no individual has the right to insult Buddhism or any religious leaders. MORE..
21 Feb 2026 (5:54 PM)
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued Level 3 (Red) landslide early warnings for several Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DSDs) across four districts due to prevailing heavy rainfall. MORE..
21 Feb 2026 (10:06 PM)