An outbreak of the chikungunya virus in China has prompted authorities to take preventive measures from mosquito nets and clouds of disinfectant, threatening fines for people who fail to disperse standing water and even deploying drones to hunt down insect breeding grounds. MORE..
6 Aug 2025 (4:33 PM)
Former State Minister Shasheendra Rajapaksa, who was arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC), has been produced before the Colombo Magistrate s Court a short while ago. MORE..
6 Aug 2025 (5:26 PM)
The Third Reading of the Sri Lanka Electricity (Amendment) Bill was passed in Parliament with amendments by a majority of 96 votes this evening (06). MORE..
6 Aug 2025 (7:06 PM)
The Meteorology Department has issued a Warm Weather Advisory for North-central and Eastern provinces, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Monaragala and Hambantota districts. MORE..
6 Aug 2025 (11:29 PM)
National People s Power (NPP) Member of Parliament Aravinda Senarath has announced that he is stepping down as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA). MORE..
6 Aug 2025 (1:09 PM)
An individual has sustained injuries in a shooting incident reported in Navinna, Maharagama today (06), the Police Media Division said. MORE..
6 Aug 2025 (11:44 PM)