All schools in the Puttalam district will be closed on Monday (May 20) due to the adverse weather conditions. MORE..

19 May 2024 (10:14 PM)

Leader of the National Peoples Power (NPP) Anura Kumara Dissanayake states that an NPP government will abolish all special privileges of the Heads of the State including pensions, allowances, official residences, vehicles etc. MORE..

19 May 2024 (9:47 PM)

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a "hard landing" on Sunday, Iranian state media reported, without immediately elaborating. MORE..

19 May 2024 (8:54 PM)

Vietnam has nominated its Public Security Minister To Lam as its new president, state media said on Saturday, after his predecessor resigned in the ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has shaken up the country s political establishment. MORE..

19 May 2024 (8:39 PM)

A fire has reportedly broken out in the living quarters of highway access road workers near the Colombo Port. MORE..

19 May 2024 (7:33 PM)

The National Building and Research Organisation (NBRO), on Sunday (May 19) issued Level 01 and Level 02 early landslide warnings for several localities in eight districts, effective until 04.00 p.m. tomorrow (May 20). MORE..

19 May 2024 (7:13 PM)