Due to South-West monsoon conditions which are gradually establishing across the island, prevailing showery and windy conditions will continue further, says the Met. Department. MORE..

20 May 2024 (9:21 AM)

A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his foreign minister crashed on Sunday as it was crossing mountain terrain in heavy fog, an Iranian official told Reuters, and rescuers were making their way to the site of the incident. MORE..

19 May 2024 (11:40 PM)

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)