The Irrigation Department has issued Amber flood warnings for low-lying areas of the Attanagalu Oya river basin and the Kuda Ganga sub basin of Kalu River, effective until 9.00 p.m. tomorrow (22). MORE..

21 May 2024 (12:19 PM)

Amnesty International s Secretary General, Agnès Callamard, concluded a five-day visit to Sri Lanka on Monday, in which she met with officials and a diverse cross-section of society, stakeholders to discuss a range of pressing human rights issues. MORE..

21 May 2024 (10:58 AM)

An inmate of the Matara Prison has succumbed to an illness, presumed to be brain fever, Ada Derana learns. MORE..

21 May 2024 (10:49 AM)

In a significant bilateral meeting during the 10th World Water Summit, President Ranil Wickremesinghe and Indonesian President Joko Widodo reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the longstanding relationship between their nations. MORE..

21 May 2024 (10:28 AM)

The Department of Meteorology says the Southwest monsoon conditions are gradually establishing over the island and hence, the prevailing showery and windy conditions will continue. MORE..

21 May 2024 (9:16 AM)

The chief prosecutor of the world s top war crimes court said Monday he is seeking arrest warrants for leaders of Israel and Hamas, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, over actions taken during their seven-month war. MORE..

21 May 2024 (12:24 AM)