The Immigration and Emigration Department officers at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in Katunayake have apprehended two women over their alleged involvement in an attempt to send a Sri Lankan teenage boy to London using forged documents.

The Meteorology Department warns that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Western, Central, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North-western and North-central provinces and in and Mannar district.

Scotland s leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party to regain ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected later this year.

The deadline for the Children of Gaza Fund, initiated by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to aid those affected by conflicts in Gaza, has now been extended until May 31, 2024.

Scotland s leader Humza Yousaf resigned on Monday, further opening the door to the UK opposition Labour Party to regain ground in its former Scottish heartlands in a national election expected later this year.

The Meteorology Department warns that thundershowers accompanied by severe lightning are likely to occur at several places in Western, Central, Southern, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, North-western and North-central provinces and in and Mannar district.

The deadline for the Children of Gaza Fund, initiated by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to aid those affected by conflicts in Gaza, has now been extended until May 31, 2024.

The deadline for the Children of Gaza Fund, initiated by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to aid those affected by conflicts in Gaza, has now been extended until May 31, 2024.

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan Yoko Kamikawa is scheduled to undertake an official visit to Sri Lanka from 04 to 05 May 2024, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.

A team of senior geologists from the National Building Research Organization (NBRO) engaged in a special observation of the reactivated landslide-prone area near the Uma Oya Project in Karandagolla today (29).

The Court of Appeals ordered a petition filed seeking to invalidate the recent order issued by the Colombo District Court preventing Minister Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe from functioning as the Acting Chairman of Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), to be taken up for consideration on May 02.

Two accused who were found guilty of attacking a person to death with a sharp weapon in the Gas Paha Junction area in Colombo around 22 years ago, have been sentenced to death by court.

Three individuals from the Pahala Karannagoda area of Warakagoda in Kalutara, have died due to a sudden illness after consuming illicit liquor.

Police have arrested a Software Engineer along with several types of drugs including Hash and Kush Cannabis which have been smuggled to Sri Lanka from Italy.

Dubai has started work on a $35bn airport terminal that is set to have the world’s largest capacity upon completion, the emirate’s ruler has said. Dubai’s Prime Minister and Vice President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said on Sunday that the new terminal would be five times the size of the current Dubai International […]

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 April 2024 by the Department of Meteorology The Inter tropical Convergence Zone (where winds from the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere converge) is affecting the island’s weather. Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces during the morning. Showers or thundershowers may […]

The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) seized 86 kg of suspected heroin worth INR 6.02 bn from a Pakistani boat, which was on its way to Sri Lanka via Tamil Nadu, off the Porbandar coast in Gujarat and arrested 14 crew members on Sunday.

Around 10% of Sri Lanka s population is diagnosed with Chronic Kidney Disease, the Chief Patron of All-island Kidney Patients Association Nephrologist Sanjaya Heiyanthuduwa says.