At least 17 people have died in flash floods triggered by heavy rain across Oman since Sunday, the country s National Committee for Emergency Management (NCEM) reports. MORE..

16 Apr 2024 (2:46 PM)

The Meteorology Department has issued a Heat Index Advisory for Northern, North-central, Eastern and North-Western provinces and Gampaha, Colombo districts for tomorrow (17). MORE..

16 Apr 2024 (7:49 PM)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central and North-western provinces and Mannar, Galle and Matara districts, the Department of Meteorology says. MORE..

16 Apr 2024 (9:44 AM)

The Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kenji Okamura has commended the Sri Lankan authorities on the implementation of a strong program and excellent reform progress, says Finance State Minister Shehan Semasinghe. MORE..

16 Apr 2024 (1:24 PM)

China s economy in the first quarter grew faster than expected, official data released Tuesday by China s National Bureau of Statistics showed. MORE..

16 Apr 2024 (11:44 AM)

The government of Sri Lanka has concluded the initial restricted discussions with nine members of the Steering Committee of the Ad Hoc Group of Bondholders regarding its international sovereign bonds (ISBs). MORE..

16 Apr 2024 (4:46 PM)