General News

The U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka announced today that it will provide an extra $2 million in humanitarian aid to help communities imp…

A man has been arrested for causing damage to multiple vehicles with a sharp object while riding his motorcycle in Battaramulla. A…

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has reported that it provided benefits exceeding Rs. 1 billion in 2025 to suppo…

Sri Lanka needs to change the goals set with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as part of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), ac…

Two Russian citizens were saved after being carried away by strong currents while swimming at Ahungalla Beach. This event took pla…

This morning (13), the Sri Lanka Navy detained 10 fishermen from Tamil Nadu for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan waters. The fisherme…

Today, the Department of Meteorology has forecasted that showers and thundershowers will happen in several areas, including the No…

A generator at the Norochcholai Power Plant in Sri Lanka, which was offline for maintenance, is now back in operation. However, th…

A man has lost his life in a road accident in Nabeta, Melsiripura. According to police, the crash occurred when a motorcycle ran i…

Australian officials announced on Sunday, January 11, that it could take weeks for firefighters to control the bushfires raging in…

Today, Ratnapura saw the highest temperature in Sri Lanka, reaching 33.1 °C, according to the Department of Meteorology. This mea…

The Department of Meteorology reports that a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal is moving closer to Sri Lanka. As of 6:00 a.m. o…

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) reports that recent updates from the Department of Meteorology indicate a chang…

The Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne, has ruled that a motion put forth by 31 Members of Parliament on 21 November …

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) achieved a historic trading day on Thursday, January 8, with daily turnover surpassing Rs. 12.32 …

The Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka has released an update about the water levels in the Victoria, Randenigala, and Rantambe reser…

A deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, located southeast of Sri Lanka, is expected to strengthen and shift northwest toward the S…

The primary suspect in the case of six deaths from illicit liquor poisoning in Waikkala has been taken into custody under a two-da…

Australia is bracing for dangerous fire conditions on Friday as heatwaves are set to affect most of the country. All states and te…

Police have started a new program to stop cybercrimes. They made this decision after noticing an increase in fraud cases involving…

A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, southeast of Sri Lanka, is expected to strengthen into a deep depression in the next 1…

The main suspect linked to the recent incident in Waikkala, where six people died from drinking illicit liquor, has been arrested …

A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, located southeast of Sri Lanka, has developed into a deep depression as of this mornin…

A technical officer from the Welisara sub-office of the Wattala Pradeshiya Sabha has been taken into custody by the Commission to …

The Irrigation Department has issued a warning that river and reservoir water levels may rise quickly if Sri Lanka faces heavy rai…