The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) has directed the activation of a special Operations Room at the Army Headquarters to ensure public safety and security during the ongoing festive season. MORE..

21 Dec 2025 (7:41 PM)

Five individuals who were arrested in connection with the tense situation that arose opposite the Tissa Rajamaha Viharaya in Jaffna have been granted bail. MORE..

21 Dec 2025 (7:24 PM)

The Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has directed its attention to an incident that occurred during a recent colours-awarding ceremony held at a leading girl s school in Colombo. MORE..

21 Dec 2025 (6:51 PM)

Spill gates of 12 major reservoirs have been closed completely while overall, release of water from reservoirs across the country are currently decreasing, Eng. Nilantha Danapala, the Director of the Water Management Secretariat at the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has confirmed. MORE..

21 Dec 2025 (6:25 PM)

The fire that broke out this afternoon (21) within a three-storey building in Thihariya, Nittambuwa along the Colombo-Kandy main road has now been fully brought under control. MORE..

21 Dec 2025 (6:06 PM)

Reopening schools located in landslide-prone areas would be extremely dangerous and therefore the government is focusing on identifying such schools and relocating them to suitable locations based on scientific assessments, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has stated. MORE..

21 Dec 2025 (5:46 PM)