Schools in the Puttalam District are scheduled to reopen tomorrow (22 May) for academic activities, according to the Provincial Director of Education of the North-Western Province. MORE..

21 May 2024 (8:31 PM)

One passenger was killed and 30 injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London hit severe turbulence en route on Tuesday, forcing it to make an emergency landing in Bangkok, officials and the airline said. MORE..

21 May 2024 (7:50 PM)

Sri Lanka s Foreign Minister Ali Sabry will leave for Iran tonight to attend President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi s funeral in Tabriz, Iran, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. MORE..

21 May 2024 (6:30 PM)

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has increased to 2.7% in April 2024, compared to 2.5% in March 2024, according to the latest data release by the Department of Census and Statistics. MORE..

21 May 2024 (5:53 PM)

Mourners in black began gathering Tuesday for days of funerals and processions for Iran s late president, foreign minister and others killed in a helicopter crash, a government-led series of ceremonies aimed at both honoring the dead and projecting strength in an unsettled Middle East. MORE..

21 May 2024 (5:19 PM)

The Ministry of Education has refuted the reports circulating on social media claiming that all schools island-wide will be closed tomorrow (May 22). MORE..

21 May 2024 (4:41 PM)