2025 National Vesak Festival in Nuwara Eliya
2025-04-29
The Government has announced that the National Vesak Festival will be held in Nuwara Eliya this year. Cabinet Spokesman MinisterContinue Reading
Advisory for severe lightning issued to 18 districts
2025-04-29
The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in the Eastern, Uva, Central, North-Central, Northern, and SabaragamuwaContinue Reading
Talks on US Tariffs : Update from Govt Spokesperson
2025-04-29
Cabinet Spokesman Minister Nalinda Jayatissa says discussions with the United States Government on the trade tariffs announced by the DonaldContinue Reading
President AKD to visit Vietnam later this week
2025-04-29
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will engage in an official state visit to Vietnam in May. Addressing the post-Cabinet media briefingContinue Reading
Court orders inquiry into 6 Social media accounts over defamatory claims
2025-04-29
Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali has granted permission to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to obtain information on six socialContinue Reading
Dollar rate in Sri Lanka today
2025-04-29
The Sri Lankan Rupee remains steady against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (29 Apr), comparedContinue Reading
Rs. 98 Mn for new year wish SMS : Govt accepts “Error”
2025-04-29
Government Spokesman Nalinda Jayatissa has acknowledged that there seemed to be an error in the figures reported by NPP MPContinue Reading
Ranil warns Trump could react angrily if Sri Lanka rejects FBI Easter attack findings
2025-04-29
Former President Ranil Wickremesinghe has cautioned that the United States could respond negatively if Sri Lanka dismisses the FBI’s findingsContinue Reading
Police receive 14 election complaints in 24 hours
2025-04-29
The Sri Lanka Police has received 14 complaints related to the upcoming Local Government Elections in the 24 hours endingContinue Reading
30 injured in Beliatta bus accident
2025-04-29
Thirty (30) individuals have been injured in a head-on collision between two buses near the Hettiarachchi Bend in Beliatta earlyContinue Reading
41-year-old man killed in Southern Expressway accident
2025-04-29
A 41-year-old man has died after being run over by a car while inspecting a vehicle that had broken downContinue Reading
About 100 mm of rain expected in some provinces today
2025-04-29
Showers are expected in some provinces today, as the Intertropical Convergence Zone, where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and SouthernContinue Reading
Notice for those planning Vesak dansals
2025-04-28
The Public Health Inspectors’ Union (PHIU) has announced that all dansals organized for this year’s Vesak festival must be registeredContinue Reading
Australia’s ruling party to hike International student visa fees again
2025-04-28
Australia’s ruling Labor Party has announced it will fund some of its election promises by raising visa fees for internationalContinue Reading
Suspicious parcel : Bomb disposal squad called to Russian Embassy in Colombo
2025-04-28
The bomb disposal squad was called to the Russian Embassy in Colombo today over a parcel that had been leftContinue Reading
2012 youth murder : Death penalty for 5
2025-04-28
The Colombo High Court has sentenced five persons to death over the murder of a 21-year-old youth in 2012. IssuingContinue Reading
“Our son is not a topic of your entertainment”, Bumrah’s wife slams trolls
2025-04-28
Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah and his wife Sanjana Ganesan on Monday took to Instagram after their son Angad Bumrah wasContinue Reading
SLBFE announces concessions for returning migrant workers
2025-04-28
The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has announced various concessions for migrant workers registered with the SLBFE whoContinue Reading