Britain s Labour Party headed for a landslide victory Friday in a parliamentary election, an exit poll and partial returns indicated, as voters punished the governing Conservatives after 14 years of economic and political upheaval. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (11:05 AM)

The Kandy-Matale road (A9) has been temporarily closed at Akurana due to a fire that broke out in a shop at Akurana and has spread to several adjacent shops in the vicinity, according to police. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (10:22 AM)

The Meteorology Department says showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and Matara districts. MORE..

5 Jul 2024 (10:18 AM)

Israel has dispatched a delegation to negotiate a hostage release deal with Hamas, a government official said on Thursday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared to convene his security cabinet to discuss new Hamas positions on an accord. MORE..

4 Jul 2024 (11:47 PM)

State Minister for Power and Energy Indika Anuruddha, stated that due to the success of the debt restructuring activities, the projects related to the energy sector, which were stalled during the last crisis, will be re-implemented and it will be of great help in solving the power crisis. MORE..

4 Jul 2024 (11:15 PM)

A SriLankan Airlines flight operating from Melbourne to Colombo declared an emergency and diverted earlier today due to a medical problem on board. MORE..

4 Jul 2024 (10:48 PM)