General News

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…

The Department of Railways has announced extra train services for the Christmas season, school holidays, and the long weekend at t…

The US State Department announced it will deny visas to five individuals, including a former European Union commissioner, for atte…

The Sri Lanka Navy captured a multi-day fishing vessel in the southern seas yesterday (23), discovering 21kg of heroin and 172kg o…

The final farewell for the late veteran actor Sathischandra Edirisinghe will take place on Thursday at the Borella General Cemeter…

In December, Sri Lanka welcomed a total of 154,609 tourists, according to the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA). The…

The Sri Lanka Navy has captured a local multiday fishing trawler that is believed to be involved in smuggling drugs. The trawler w…

Police arrested 1,025 people in a series of anti-drug raids across Sri Lanka on October 22, as part of the "Nation United - Nation…

Traffic in the Kelaniya area is restricted starting at 3:00 p.m. today (23) because of the annual school event held by Helena Bali…

A 38-year-old man was reportedly killed with a sharp weapon yesterday (22) in the Dunkannawa area of the Marawila Police Division.…