Landslide risk prompts evacuation for 18 houses in Ambuluwawa
2026-01-16
Certain areas around the slopes of Ambuluwawe Mountain have been identified as high-risk landslide zones, and residents of 18 housesContinue Reading
Three wanted suspects brought from Dubai: Full details
2026-01-16
Two male suspects, for whom Red Notices had been issued and who were overseas, and a female suspect wanted inContinue Reading
Dollar rate today : Selling rate holds steady at Rs. 312
2026-01-16
The Sri Lankan Rupee has depreciated further against the US Dollar at commercial banks in Sri Lanka today (16 Jan),Continue Reading
IMF team to arrive in SL on post-cyclone fact-finding mission
2026-01-16
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) communications director, Julie Kozack, has announced that an IMF fact-finding mission will visit Sri LankaContinue Reading
Malaiyaha community marks Thai Pongal with land & housing rights protest
2026-01-16
Marking the auspicious Thai Pongal festival, members of Sri Lanka’s Malaiyaha (Hill Country Tamil) community gathered at Liberty Roundabout inContinue Reading
Venezuela: Machado presents Trump her Nobel Peace Prize
2026-01-16
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado visited the White House on Thursday for a closed-door lunch with US President DonaldContinue Reading
03 high-profile suspects repatriated from Dubai
2026-01-16
Sri Lankan police announced that two high-profile suspects linked to organized crime, along with a woman accused in a stateContinue Reading
Singapore PM removes opposition leader after conviction
2026-01-16
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stripped Pritam Singh of his title as leader of the opposition following Singh’s conviction forContinue Reading
PM Harini urges opposition to reconsider attacks on education reforms
2026-01-16
Prime Minister and Education Minister Harini Amarasuriya says opposition members who collude with certain groups to attack the Government overContinue Reading
Speaker holds bilateral talks in India
2026-01-16
Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Jagath Wickramaratne, has engaged on his maiden visit to India to participate inContinue Reading
Fair weather expected in most areas of Sri Lanka today
2026-01-16
Mainly fair weather will prevail in most parts of Sri Lanka today, according to the Department of Meteorology. Misty conditionsContinue Reading
Common Platform to Protect Free Education’ Launched
2026-01-16
Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa said Sri Lanka’s education system has fallen into a “tragic condition,” warning that the crisis extendsContinue Reading
President urged to reverse promotion of officer charged in Ekneligoda disappearance
2026-01-15
Activists and media freedom groups have protested the promotion of a military intelligence officer accused in the abduction and disappearanceContinue Reading
Veteran singer Raju Bandara passed away
2026-01-15
Veteran Sri Lankan singer and musician Raju Bandara has passed away at the age of 65, family sources confirmed. AccordingContinue Reading
‘Bustaurant’ new luxury tourism attraction launched in Dambulla
2026-01-15
A new concept called the ‘Bustaurant,’ a luxury bus equipped with hotel facilities for tourists, was officially launched todayContinue Reading
US withdraws some personnel from Middle East bases amid Trump Iran threats
2026-01-15
The United States is withdrawing some personnel from its bases in the Middle East, a US official told the ReutersContinue Reading
National Thai Pongal Festival celebrated at Presidential Secretariat
2026-01-15
The National Thai Pongal Festival was celebrated in grand style at the Presidential Secretariat today (15 Jan) with the participationContinue Reading
CID arrests woman over alleged sharing of ex-partner’s intimate images
2026-01-15
A female computer engineer was arrested by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Tuesday (13 Jan), accused of releasing nudeContinue Reading