A total of 15,667 personnel of the Sri Lanka Army who had been absent without leave (AWOL), including 373 currently overseas, have been legally discharged from service under the common amnesty, the Sri Lanka Army announced. MORE..

21 May 2024 (12:27 PM)

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)