The Department of Meteorology has issued a weather alert, warning that extreme heat can be expected in parts of the island tomorrow (20). MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (6:23 PM)

Four individuals, including naval officers, have been arrested while in possession of crystal methamphetamine (Ice ). MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (10:57 PM)

Police have arrested a foreign woman and a local who were in possession of drugs in the Toppass area of Nuwara Eliya. MORE..

20 Apr 2024 (12:09 PM)

Friday, April 19, 2024, was a special day for K. Nalini, as the 38-year-old homemaker from the Kottapattu camp for Sri Lankan refugees in Tiruchi district, became the first naturalised Indian national from her community to exercise her franchise at the booth at St. Lourdes Primary School. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (9:02 PM)

North Korea has released a new song praising leader Kim Jong Un for being a "friendly father" and a "great leader", in a move that appears to be part of a propaganda drive to enhance his standing in the reclusive state. MORE..

20 Apr 2024 (3:28 PM)

Friday, April 19, 2024, was a special day for K. Nalini, as the 38-year-old homemaker from the Kottapattu camp for Sri Lankan refugees in Tiruchi district, became the first naturalised Indian national from her community to exercise her franchise at the booth at St. Lourdes Primary School. MORE..

19 Apr 2024 (9:02 PM)