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Sri Lanka has been ranked fifth among the best places to visit in Asia for 2026 by U.S. News & World Report. This places the islan…

A fire started this morning (29) at a rubber product factory located in the Vavulagala area of Horana, Sri Lanka. The reason for t…

A tragic road accident in Welipenna claimed the life of a three-year-old girl. The incident occurred near the 5th mile post on the…

A doctor tragically drowned at Mirissa Beach on September 25. The victim was the Chief Doctor at Walana District Hospital in Welig…

The original train engine that was involved in the Peraliya disaster during the 2004 tsunami did not take part in this year's memo…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has indicated that the country will persist in its missile development for the next five years. Th…

A member of the Puttalam Pradeshiya Sabha from the National People’s Power (NPP) was arrested by Mundalama Police early this mor…

The Panadura North Police have taken seven young men into custody for participating in illegal motorcycle races that involved bett…

New details have come to light about the shooting death of a showroom manager in Ambalangoda. Joint investigations by the Police S…

The Meteorology Department of Sri Lanka has announced that an active easterly wave will pass over the island starting December 29.…

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) reported that around 68% of the land in Badulla District is at risk of landslid…

A Sri Lankan man was taken into custody on Monday, December 22, after he held a utility knife to his neck outside a Yoshinoya rest…

Today, some areas in Sri Lanka might see a few showers, especially in the Uva province and the districts of Ampara, Batticaloa, Ma…

Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith of Colombo has urged Sri Lankans to celebrate this Christmas simply and avoid extravagance. In…

Celebrations are taking place in the West Bank as a delicate truce continues in the Gaza Strip, where many people are spending win…

Tropical Cyclone Grant is forecasted to stay as a category one storm while it moves just north of a small cluster of islands off t…

The law will be firmly applied to those who break environmental rules, according to the police. Assistant Superintendent of Police…

Jaffna District Member of Parliament Ramanathan Archchuna has turned himself in to the Colombo Fort Police. This comes after a war…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued a warning that the risk of landslides remains in several areas, even…

Restoration efforts on the Sri Pada-Hatton road, affected by a landslide in Mahagiri Damba, are nearly finished. Army personnel ar…

Police in Ragama have found a T-56 gun and some ammunition. While checking an abandoned car in Pahalawatte, they came across the f…

A multi-day fishing boat, which the Sri Lanka Navy caught with illegal drugs in the southern waters, has been brought to Dikkowita…

Approximately 374,000 workers in Sri Lanka have been impacted by Cyclone Ditwah, as estimated by the International Labour Organiza…

The first flight from Poland to Sri Lanka for the winter season arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) last night (23…

Customs officers at the Central Mail Exchange in Sri Lanka have seized a shipment of 'Kush' narcotics valued at over Rs. 60 millio…