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The Department of Irrigation has reported a decrease in the water level of the Kelani River, with flood warnings being downgraded …

Sri Lanka has weathered many crises in recent decades, but President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said the cyclone that struck the…

Parts of Thailand are enduring catastrophic flooding, with at least 33 deaths reported and authorities mobilizing military ships a…

The Director General of the Disaster Management Center (DMC), Major General (Retd.) Sampath Kotuwegoda, announced that preparation…

A fire broke out on the ‘Rajarata Rejini’ train operating from Anuradhapura to Beliatta, the Railway Department confirmed. Off…

Rail services between Kandy and Colombo that were disrupted since Sunday (19) owing to landslides and a train derailment have resu…

Sri Lanka’s limited export diversification and narrow production base have constrained the country from fully capitalizing on th…

The Department of Meteorology website has run into trouble due to technical issues as adverse weather conditions caused havoc in s…

An earthquake of 3.9 magnitude was recorded on Thursday (18) in the sea area off the coast of Trincomalee, according to the Geolog…

A few showers may occur in the Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces and in the Galle, Matara, Kandy, and Nuwara-Eliya districts toda…

In a bid to boost tourism and improve long-distance travel convenience, the Railways Department announced the launch of a special …

Several countries are under tsunami threat after a powerful 8.7-magnitude earthquake struck Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. Tsunam…

The Sri Lanka Railways Department has announced that eight special train services will operate for the convenience of pilgrims and…

Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa says more specialist doctors who have completed training abroad are now choos…

BBC - The royal train is going to be taken out of service by 2027, in a cost-saving measure announced by Buckingham Palace. There …

Sri Lanka Railways (SLR) has announced the operation of a series of special train services in view of the Poson festival. Accordin…

Train services along the coastal line are experiencing delays due to a train traveling from Galle to Maradana breaking down near t…

The Department of Meteorology says that showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, North-western and …

The Railway Department has announced the cancellation of all night mail train services scheduled for tonight (17) due to the ongoi…

The Meteorology Department states that the Intertropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern H…

Sri Lanka Railways has taken steps to add two additional train journeys between Colombo Fort and Kandy due to a large number of de…

The ‘Siri Dalada Vandanawa’, a special veneration of the Sacred Tooth Relic, will commence today (18) after 16 years. Presiden…

President Kumara Dissanayake reportedly told the political party representatives yesterday that the U.S. tariffs slapped on Sri La…

Decades ago, passengers could travel from Chennai (then Madras) to Colombo, Sri Lanka, by train and ferry. The journey began at Eg…

A total of 10 special trains will be in operation for the convenience of those leaving for outstation areas from Colombo in view o…