The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development of Sri Lanka has officially announced the implementation of a temporary 50% surcharge on applicable Customs Import Duty for specified imported goods. MORE..
16 May 2026 (11:55 AM)
Police have recovered a body from a well located near a paddy field in the Pitipana South area within the Homagama Police Division. MORE..
16 May 2026 (11:24 AM)
The Disaster Management Centre (DMC) states that a total of 141 houses have been partially damaged across Sri Lanka due to the prevailing adverse weather conditions. MORE..
16 May 2026 (10:36 AM)
A complaint has been lodged with the police in connection with the Wanawasala train derailment, according to the Railway Department s Superintendent of Train Operations, Asanka Samarasinghe. MORE..
16 May 2026 (5:47 PM)
A 31-year-old person has died following a road accident reported in the Kumbuka area on the Horana-Colombo main road. MORE..
16 May 2026 (1:11 PM)
Twelve passengers were injured after a train travelling from Polgahawela to Colombo derailed, causing one carriage to overturn on the railway line between Kelaniya and Wanawasala railway stations this morning (16). MORE..
16 May 2026 (9:00 AM)