General News

A significant amount of cannabis, worth about Rs. 14 million, was confiscated in the Ilukpelsa Reserve in Haldummulla. The seizure…

The Ministry of Energy has announced that a seven-member committee will assess the coal supply system for the Norochcholai Lakvija…

Officials have reported that around Rs. 24.4 billion has been allocated through various relief programs for those impacted by Cycl…

The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) has announced that the number of foreign tourists coming to the island has now…

The Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) has announced the arrest of a woman accused of cheating nearly Rs. 16 million b…

The police have reported that they have completed about 80% of the investigation into the double murder of a lawyer and his wife, …

The Department of Meteorology has announced that showers or thundershowers are expected in some areas of the Southern Province, as…

Three people were hurt when a car went off the road and fell about 100 feet down a cliff in Norton Bridge. The accident happened i…

Sri Lanka Railways has informed the public about upcoming repairs at the railway crossing on the High-Level Road close to Kiriwand…

Police have taken into custody a man suspected of being a contract killer. He is accused of agreeing to murder a police informant …

A 22-year-old woman has died after being moved from Minuwangoda Base Hospital to Gampaha District General Hospital. Her family is …

The Sri Lanka Navy has detained 12 Indian fishermen and taken control of one Indian fishing boat for illegal fishing in Sri Lankan…

Traffic on the Somawathiya–Sungavila main road is still halted due to flooding from the Mahaweli River. The stretch between 35 a…

A bus driver has died after a head-on crash involving two private buses on Moronthuduwa Road in Wadduwa this morning (24). Accordi…

Two buses crashed into each other on Moronthuduwa Road in Wadduwa, according to the police. At the time of the crash, there were n…

A road accident in Pannipitiya this morning (24) has resulted in one death and three injuries, according to the Police Media Spoke…

Former Inspector of Police Jagath Nishantha, who was wanted for a shooting near the W15 Hotel in Weligama in 2023, was arrested ye…

Energy expert Dr. Vidhura Ralapanawe has raised concerns about the use of low-quality imported coal at the Lakvijaya Coal Power Pl…

The Department of Meteorology has announced that showers or thundershowers are expected in parts of the Southern province, as well…

Nineteen people lost their lives in a bus accident in Nepal, including a 24-year-old British man, according to police reports. The…

A 19-year-old girl, who is the daughter of a hotel owner in Pilagoda, Unawatuna, has been arrested for stealing Rs. 620,000 from a…

The Sri Lanka Navy has arrested 10 people for illegally harvesting sea cucumbers in Iranativu, Kilinochchi. During a search in the…

A student taking the Ordinary Level (O/L) examination was hospitalized after her father allegedly assaulted her. Today (23), she s…

Showery conditions prevailing over the island are expected to reduce from today (23), according to the Department of Meteorology. …

An individual has been apprehended with 2kg of cannabis in Puttalam. He was arrested during a search operation conducted by Sri La…