President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is in Berlin on a state visit, has engaged in bilateral talks with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on Thursday (Sept. 28).

SriLankan Airlines has apologised for the extensive cancellation of flights recently, attributing the matter to technical faults.

The United States National Security Agency (NSA) has announced the creation of an artificial intelligence security centre that will oversee the development and integration of AI capabilities within US defence and intelligence services. Director of the NSA and US Cyber Command, General Paul Nakasone, said on Thursday that US officials were aware of the increasing […]

At least 50 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in a suicide attack in Pakistan, police say. The blast happened near a mosque in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Friday as people gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Officials in Balochistan have declared a state of emergency. No […]

The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has extended the landslide warnings issued for parts of Galle, Hambantota, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara and Ratnapura districts.

A 74-year-old male was reportedly killed in the Aluthepola area in Minuwangoda on Thursday morning (28 Sep.), police reported.

The Amber flood warnings issued by the Hydrology and Disaster Management Division of the Department of Irrigation for the basins of the Nilwala, Gin and  Kalu Rivers  and the sub basin of the Kuda Ganga  which is a tributary of the Kalu Ganga at 9.00am on Friday(28) has been extended for another twenty four (24) […]

Children aged below 12 will be able to visit the National Zoological Gardens in Dehiwala (Dehiwala Zoo) free of charge on 01 October 2023, in view of World Children s Day.

The police have arrested a suspect who was in possession of crystal methamphetamine (Ice ) worth nearly Rs. 1.2 million.

The Department of Irrigation has extended the Amber flood warnings issued for the low-lying areas of Nilwala River, Kuda Ganga and Gin Ganga for another 24 hours until 8.30 a.m. on Saturday (Sept. 30).

A special search operation conducted by the Navy in the beach area of Pumattei on the Kareinagar Island, Jaffna in the dark hours of 27th September 2023 led to the seizure of a dinghy loaded with over 100kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis believed to have a street value of over Rs 33 million. The […]

House Republicans have branded the first day of their impeachment inquiry against Joe Biden a success, saying they justified their case. But expert witnesses called by Republicans cautioned there was not yet enough proof for impeachment. Thursday’s hearing was dominated by the business dealings of the president’s son, Hunter, who Republicans allege was selling access […]

Four of six women rescued from the back of a lorry in France on Wednesday must leave the country within 30 days, a French public prosecutor said. The four Vietnamese and two Iraqi women were found by police after getting into the lorry, which they believed was heading for the UK. One of the women […]

A coordinated search operation conducted by the Navy and Police Crime Division, Colombo led to the apprehension of a suspect with about 1kg and 10g of Crystal Methamphetamine (Ice) in the Dehiwala area on the evening of 27th September 2023. The gross street value of seized drugs is believed to be over Rs. 15 million.

The Landslide Early Warning Center of the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued land slide early warnings to Galle, Hambantota, Kalutara, Kandy, Kegalle, Matara and Ratnapura Districts. Accordingly, Level II landslide early warnings have been issued to the Divisional Secretaries Divisions and surrounding areas of  of Neluwa in the Galle district, Ingiriya in the […]

Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 29 September 2023 by the Department of Meteorology The prevailing showery condition in south-western part of the Island is expected to continue further. Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces and in Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya districts. Fairly heavy showers above 50mm can […]

By Hemantha Randunu The police constable who tried to help drug dealer, Nadun Chinthaka aka Harakkata, escape from the CID custody recently had kept a powerful motorcycle in a car park near the CID headquarters, according to investigators. The motorcycle was found near the vehicles of the DIG-CID and CID Director. Investigators said Harakkata had […]

A gunman killed three people in the Dutch city of Rotterdam on Thursday, shooting a local woman and her daughter in their home then storming into a classroom of Rotterdam s university hospital and opening fire on a male teacher.

A special search operation conducted by Sri Lanka Navy in the beach area of Pumattei on the Karainagar Island, Jaffna in the dark hours of Wednesday (Sept. 27) has led to the seizure of a dinghy loaded with over 100kg (wet weight) of Kerala cannabis.

By Rathindra Kuruwita Six elephants were killed when they collided with trains on Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The accidents took place at Ambanpola and Galgamuwa.Four elephants collided with the night mail on its way to Kankesanthurai around 11.45 pm on Wednesday. All of them died.Two other elephants collided with the express train from Batticaloa […]

By Rathindra Kuruwita The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) central committee, on Wednesday (27), decided to take legal action against any unlawful attempts by the government to harass doctors who are leaving the country, Secretary of the GMOA, Dr. Haritha Aluthge said. Dr. Aluthge told The Island that the GMOA had been asking the government, […]