The Meteorology Department has issued an Amber warning for heavy rains in Southern Province as well as in Kalutara and Ratnapura districts. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (5:37 PM)

Two persons were taken into custody by Sri Lanka Customs in the early hours of 02 October, for allegedly attempting to smuggle over 50,000 foreign-made cigarettes. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (2:21 PM)

The 2023 Nobel Prize in physics has been awarded to Pierre Agostini, Ferenc Krausz and Anne L Huillier for creating "flashes of light that are short enough to take snapshots of electrons extremely rapid movements," the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Tuesday. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (6:04 PM)

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) consists of an unusually high number of politically appointed employees, causing the ministry s unskilled workforce to stand close to 70%, Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development Jeevan Thondaman revealed. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (3:25 PM)

The Cabinet of Ministers has granted approval to prepare a new bill for the imposition of relevant legal provisions for the establishment of a new university, named Sri Lanka University of Education . MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (7:34 PM)

Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa has warned that Sri Lanka will have to face grave consequences as a result of the enforcement of the Online Safety Bill. MORE..

3 Oct 2023 (4:17 PM)