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12-hour water cut in Pelanwatta and surrounding areas General

12-hour water cut in Pelanwatta and surrounding areas

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has informed the public that there will be a water cut in Pelanwatta and nearby areas starting from 8:00…

06 Apr 2026
Prices of several food items to increase from midnight today General

Prices of several food items to increase from midnight today

The All Ceylon Restaurant Owners’ Association has shared that starting at midnight today, prices for ‘ Rice and Curry ’ packets, ‘ Fried Rice ’, and ‘Kottu’…

06 Apr 2026
Strike hits Iranian university, gas outage in Tehran General

Strike hits Iranian university, gas outage in Tehran

A strike at Sharif University of Technology has led to a gas outage in several areas of Tehran. According to BBC Persian, some buildings on the campus, such as…

06 Apr 2026
Sri Lankan passenger arrested with over 11 kg of Kush at BIA General

Sri Lankan passenger arrested with over 11 kg of Kush at BIA

A 45-year-old man from Kompannavidiya, Colombo , was arrested today (06) by officials from the Sri Lanka Customs Narcotics Control Division at Bandaranaike…

06 Apr 2026
Airstrike on Iranian city of Eslamshar kills at least 13 General

Airstrike on Iranian city of Eslamshar kills at least 13

An airstrike hit a residential building in Eslamshar, a city located southwest of Tehran, early on Monday, resulting in the deaths of at least 13 individuals,…

06 Apr 2026
Duo arrested for hoarding over 800L of diesel in Maradana General

Duo arrested for hoarding over 800L of diesel in Maradana

Two men were arrested in Maradana on D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha for illegally storing 826 liters of diesel without a proper license. The arrest happened after…

06 Apr 2026
Chinese national arrested over murder of foreign woman in Kohuwala General

Chinese national arrested over murder of foreign woman in Kohuwala

A 26-year-old man from China has been detained for the murder of a foreign woman in Kohuwala. The victim was killed with a sharp object at a home in the area.…

06 Apr 2026
One killed in truck-container collision on Southern Expressway General

One killed in truck-container collision on Southern Expressway

This morning (June 6), there was a serious accident on the Southern Expressway close to the Welipenna service area. A truck hit the back of a container truck…

06 Apr 2026
Sun directly over parts of Sri Lanka today General

Sun directly over parts of Sri Lanka today

Today, parts of Sri Lanka will experience sunshine directly overhead. According to the Department of Meteorology, showers and thundershowers are expected in…

06 Apr 2026
At least 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday General

At least 11 killed in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Easter Sunday

An Israeli airstrike in Kfarhata, a village in southern Lebanon, resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, including a 4-year-old child, according to a…

06 Apr 2026
12-hour water cut in Homagama area today General

12-hour water cut in Homagama area today

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has declared a 12-hour water cut for Homagama and nearby areas (Zone 01) today, October 6. In an official…

06 Apr 2026
Man attacked to death in Panamura; Two suspects arrested General

Man attacked to death in Panamura; Two suspects arrested

A 46-year-old man was killed in an attack in the Panamura area of Sri Lanka. The victim, who lived in Panamura, was reportedly assaulted last night (05) while…

06 Apr 2026
LAUGFS Gas also increases prices General

LAUGFS Gas also increases prices

LAUGFS Gas PLC has announced a change in the prices of domestic LPG cylinder refills, starting from midnight today (05). The company explained that this price…

05 Apr 2026
Two Chinese nationals arrested with cigarettes worth over Rs. 3.63 mln at BIA General

Two Chinese nationals arrested with cigarettes worth over Rs. 3.63 mln at BIA

At Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA), two Chinese men were arrested for trying to smuggle a large amount of cigarettes into Sri Lanka. The suspects,…

05 Apr 2026
31 arrested over illegal fuel hoarding in island-wide raids within a month General

31 arrested over illegal fuel hoarding in island-wide raids within a month

Police have arrested 31 people for illegally hoarding fuel during raids across Sri Lanka over the past month. According to Police Media Spokesman, Assistant…

05 Apr 2026
Over 900 arrested in island-wide anti-drug raids General

Over 900 arrested in island-wide anti-drug raids

A total of 906 people were arrested during operations conducted yesterday (April 4) as part of the "Nation United - National Drive" campaign, which aims to…

05 Apr 2026
12-hour water cut in Padukka area due to low reservoir levels General

12-hour water cut in Padukka area due to low reservoir levels

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has declared a 12-hour water interruption in the Padukka area and nearby locations. This cut will start at…

05 Apr 2026
12-hour water cut in Homagama today General

12-hour water cut in Homagama today

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has declared that the water supply in Homagama will be stopped today from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., for a…

05 Apr 2026
Russian attack on Ukraine market kills five General

Russian attack on Ukraine market kills five

A drone strike by Russia on a market in southern Ukraine has resulted in the deaths of five individuals and left 21 others wounded, including a 14-year-old…

05 Apr 2026
Opposition Leader Sajith calls on nation to uphold peace, truth and unity this Easter General

Opposition Leader Sajith calls on nation to uphold peace, truth and unity this Easter

In his Easter message, Sajith Premadasa, the Opposition Leader, reminded everyone that Easter is a holy time that represents hope, rebirth, and fresh starts…

05 Apr 2026
Niece of slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani to be deported from US General

Niece of slain IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani to be deported from US

The niece of Qasem Soleimani, a senior commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps who was killed by the US in 2020, has been detained by US Immigration…

05 Apr 2026
Grade 11 student missing after drowning in Kehelgamu Oya General

Grade 11 student missing after drowning in Kehelgamu Oya

A Grade 11 student has gone missing after reportedly drowning in the Kehelgamu Oya, which is a stream that flows into the Castlereagh Reservoir. The missing…

05 Apr 2026
PM Harini urges world leaders to pursue peaceful solutions based on mutual respect General

PM Harini urges world leaders to pursue peaceful solutions based on mutual respect

Prime Minister Harini has called on world leaders to seek peaceful solutions that are built on mutual respect. She emphasized the importance of dialogue and…

04 Apr 2026
Landslide warnings issued to two DS areas in Ratnapura General

Landslide warnings issued to two DS areas in Ratnapura

Heavy rains in the Ratnapura District have led to landslide warnings for two Divisional Secretariat areas. The National Building Research Organization (NBRO)…

04 Apr 2026