The Director General of the Department of Fisheries Aquatic Resources, Susantha Kahawatta, stated that one of the two Sri Lankan fishermen taken onboard the Singaporean merchant vessel for emergency treatment has been reported dead, raising the total deaths to five among the 6-member crew. MORE..

30 Jun 2024 (1:25 PM)

At least 18 people were killed and 19 seriously wounded in a string of suicide attacks in northeastern Nigeria on Saturday, emergency services said. MORE..

30 Jun 2024 (1:07 PM)

Senior Additional Solicitor General Parinda Ranasinghe is to be appointed as the Acting Attorney General of Sri Lanka. MORE..

30 Jun 2024 (1:03 PM)

Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel have arrested an individual for attempting to commit murder by attacking another person with a sharp weapon. MORE..

30 Jun 2024 (12:26 PM)

Train services along the up-country railway line have been disrupted owing to the derailment of a night-mail between Galabada and Inguru Oya railway stations, Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) said. MORE..

30 Jun 2024 (11:44 AM)

The death toll following the incident where the crew of a fishing vessel had consumed the contents of a bottle they found floating in the sea, assuming it was liquor, has now increased to four while two others are in critical condition, according to the Sri Lanka Navy. MORE..

30 Jun 2024 (10:29 AM)