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Fresh landslide risks have emerged in Aranayaka, which was previously devastated by landslides triggered by Cyclone Ditwah, follow…

A 90-day detention order has been obtained to question the suspected gunman arrested in connection with the killing of a lawyer an…

A 24-year-old youth has been killed and two others sustained serious injuries in a road accident that occurred in the early hours …

Sections of the Polonnaruwa–Batticaloa main road have been submerged owing to rise in water levels of the Mahaweli River followi…

At least two individuals have been confirmed dead after a train plying along the coastal line collided with a cab at a railway cro…

Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) Member of Parliament Namal Rajapaksa has landed in the United Kingdom to take part in several e…

Heavy showers exceeding 200mm have been recorded in several parts of the island, the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO…

Russia attacked Ukraine with dozens of strike drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, focusing on energy infrastructure, the Ukr…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended ‘Level 3 (Red)’ landslide warnings issued to several Divisiona…

A double cab has reportedly veered off the road and toppled down from a bridge along the Monaragala–Pottuvil main road, near Mon…

A Coastal Line train has collided with a cab at a railway crossing in Payagala, injuring three individuals. The incident has also …

Due to the low level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka, showers or thundershowers will occur at most part of th…

The Irrigation Department has issued a potential minor flood warning valid for the next 24 hours for several low-lying areas along…

A 21-year-old youth has died following a road accident in the Weweldeniya area along the Colombo–Kandy main road. The accident h…

A 25-year-old woman has been arrested for possession of 110 grams of Crystal methamphetamine (commonly known as “Ice”) during …

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued ‘Level 3 (Red)’ landslide early warnings for several Divisional …

As part of the ongoing island-wide crime and drug prevention programme conducted by Sri Lanka Police, a total of 29,165 individual…

Vehicles entering and exiting the Southern Expressway from the Dodangoda entry point in Kalutara were subjected to a special inspe…

The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) has announced that public consultation sessions on the proposal submitted by …

A suspect was arrested in the Soysapura area of Mount Lavinia while transporting over Rs. 800,000 worth of crystal methamphetamine…

The Assistant Director of the Disaster Management Centre (DMC) for the Polonnaruwa District has reported that the Somawathiya–Su…

A 37-year-old Sri Lankan man has been given a life sentence by a UK court after he stabbed his estranged wife to death in a car pa…

The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has extended the early landslide warnings previously issued for several areas i…

Atmospheric conditions are favorable for thundershowers over most parts of the island, and showery conditions are expected to enha…

Vehicles entering and exiting the Southern Expressway from the Dodangoda entry point in Kalutara were subjected to a special inspe…