A measles outbreak in Bangladesh has killed more than 500 children, government data showed Saturday (May 23), marking the country s deadliest surge in decades of the preventable disease. MORE..

24 May 2026 (8:23 PM)

The Center for Human Rights and Research (CHR) has stated that the Central Bank of Sri Lanka s broad money supply has exceeded Rs. 2.1 trillion, citing what it describes as significant monetary expansion over recent months. MORE..

24 May 2026 (8:00 PM)

An engine attached to the daily express train operating from Maradana to Hikkaduwa derailed in Maradana this evening (24), railway sources said. MORE..

24 May 2026 (7:31 PM)

Level 2 landslide warnings have been issued to several areas of two districts owing to the prevailing heavy rainfall conditions across the country. MORE..

24 May 2026 (7:13 PM)

A suspect arrested in connection with the murder of a married couple in Dickoya, Hatton and the theft of 18 sovereign pounds of gold jewellery has been referred to the Judicial Medical Officer (JMO) at Dickoya Base Hospital for examination, police said. MORE..

24 May 2026 (6:51 PM)

More than 31,000 people in eight districts have been affected by the prevailing adverse weather conditions, according to the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). MORE..

24 May 2026 (6:05 PM)