Lotus Road in Colombo Fort has been closed for traffic due to a protest a protest march by the Inter University Students Federation (IUSF). MORE..

27 May 2025 (6:41 PM)

The deadline for the acceptance of applications for university admission for the academic year 2024'2025, for students who passed the 2024 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will end at midnight on 30 May, the University Grants Commission (UGC) has announced. MORE..

27 May 2025 (6:17 PM)

The Court of Appeal today (27) extended the interim injunction issued preventing the examination of a private plaint filed against Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) former Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva at the Maligakanda Magistrate s Court until 23 July. MORE..

27 May 2025 (6:16 PM)

The case filed against former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, who is accused of misappropriating over Rs. 12 million during the period leading up to the 2015 Presidential Election, was taken up for hearing again today (27) at the Colombo High Court. MORE..

27 May 2025 (6:11 PM)

The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber level advisory for heavy rains in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Galle, Matara, Nuwara-Eliya, and Kandy districts, valid for the next 24 hours. MORE..

27 May 2025 (5:12 PM)

An Assistant Controller of the Department of Immigration and Emigration, who was arrested for allegedly issuing three forged passports for underworld kingpin Mandinu Padmasiri alias Kehelbaddara Padme , has been ordered to be remand in custody until May 29, 2025. MORE..

27 May 2025 (5:12 PM)