A train crashed into a car at a railway crossing between Wanawasala and Kelaniya stations this evening (05). MORE..
The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines climbed past 90 on Wednesday as the devastating impact on hard-hit Cebu province became clearer after the worst flooding in recent memory. MORE..
The world should watch out for three possible bubbles in financial markets, including artificial intelligence, the head of the World Economic Forum said on Wednesday, in comments that came amid sharp falls in global technology stocks. MORE..
A total of 736 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of being involved in criminal activities and also over illicit liquor and drug-related offenses during a special island-wide operation conducted yesterday (04). MORE..
The latest edition of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), the world’s first national-level exposition dedicated to imports, opened on Wednesday in Shanghai. MORE..
Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Northern and Uva provinces and in Trincomalee district after 2.00 p.m., today (05), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
The head of Britain’s richest family, Gopichand Hinduja, has died aged 85. MORE..
A woman has been murdered by her husband following a family dispute in the Kalmadu area within the Echchankulam police division. MORE..
Popular forum site Reddit has been added to Australia’s world-first social media ban for children under 16 that starts next month. MORE..
Sri Lanka has commenced pilot operations to handle large vessels at the state-owned Colombo East Container Terminal (ECT), a statement from the Department of Government Information noted. MORE..
A youth, who was rescued after drowning in the Deduru Oya has succumbed while receiving treatment at the hospital, police stated. MORE..
A principal of a primary school in Eppawala, Anuradhapura has been arrested with over a kilogram of heroin, police stated. MORE..
A suspect has been arrested with a firearm and a quantity of the narcotic substance ‘Ice’ (crystal methamphetamine) in the Sir Baron Jayathilake Mawatha area of Mulleriyawa. MORE..
Officials from Nepal and India agreed to enhance cross-border electricity exchange and strengthen transmission infrastructure at the 17th Joint Technical Team meeting in Pokhara, Nepal. MORE..
At least three people were killed and 11 injured after a UPS wide-body cargo plane crashed in Louisville, Kentucky, erupting into a massive fireball shortly after takeoff, Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said on Tuesday. MORE..
A committee has been appointed to strengthen copyright law in Sri Lanka. MORE..
A tsunami mock drill covering the entire island is scheduled to be held today (05) in conjunction with World Tsunami Awareness Day. MORE..
The Chinese government has issued guidance requiring new data centre projects that have received any state funds to only use domestically-made artificial intelligence chips, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. MORE..
Raul Rocha, the president of Miss Universe Organization, released a video on Wednesday condemning the actions of Nawat Itsaragrisil, director of Miss Universe Thailand, who was seen reprimanding Miss Universe contestants during a livestream on Tuesday. MORE..
At least 58 people were dead after Typhoon Kalmaegi left a trail of destruction in the central Philippines and continued to batter parts of Palawan island on Wednesday as it headed toward the South China Sea. MORE..
Israel’s diaspora minister on Wednesday slammed New York’s leftist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani as a “Hamas supporter” and called on the city’s Jews to move to Israel following his victory. MORE..
Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday met Sri Lankan Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa in New Delhi and reaffirmed India’s commitment to supporting Sri Lanka’s progress and development under its “Neighbourhood First” policy. MORE..
Four individuals, including two youths, have died in four separate road accidents reported from different areas across the island during the past 24 hours, police said. MORE..
If there are delays in providing answers to questions raised by Members of Parliament regarding Sri Lanka’s economy, Central Bank representatives are prepared to appear before Parliament and provide answers directly, Governor of the Central Bank Nandalal Weerasinghe has stated. MORE..
New Yorkers elected leftist Zohran Mamdani as their next Mayor Tuesday (November 4, 2025) broadcasters projected, on a day of key local ballots across the country offering the first electoral judgement of Donald Trump’s tumultuous second White House term. MORE..
The Department of Inland Revenue has issued a notice regarding the submission of Income Tax Returns for the assessment year 2024/2025. MORE..
A total of eight individuals have been arrested for their involvement in the illegal excavations carried out in the Urakote Kanda area of Rideemaliyadda this morning (05), allegedly in search of hidden treasures. MORE..
Popular South Indian film actor Sarath Kumar arrived in Sri Lanka this morning (05). MORE..
The Ministry of Environment has not granted approval for the on-going campaign launched to drive away wild elephants that have entered villages into forest reserves in Hambantota and Anuradhapura, according to a senior spokesperson of the Ministry. MORE..
A fire has broken out within a matchbox factory at Pallekele in Kandy. MORE..
A parcel suspected to contain narcotics has been discovered washed ashore at the Katukurunda Beach, within the Kalutara South Police Division, this morning (05). MORE..
It has been revealed that the parcel suspected to contain narcotics, discovered this morning (05) at the Katukurunda Beach within the Kalutara South Police Division, contains a stock of ‘hashish.’ MORE..
Four individuals have gone missing this afternoon (05) after bathing in the Deduru Oya, police stated. MORE..
Further information has been revealed regarding the fatal shooting of a businessman in front of the main public library belonging to the Ambalangoda Urban Council yesterday (04) morning. MORE..
A stock of 38kg of cannabis has been seized during a search operation conducted in the Uchchamunai Lagoon in Kalpitiya by the Sri Lanka Navy. MORE..
A Hingurakgoda Pradeshiya Sabha member representing the National People’s Power (NPP) has been arrested for allegedly obstructing duties of police officers. MORE..
A total of 10 individuals have been taken into custody along with narcotics during a raid conducted at a party which was organized through Facebook in Gorakana Panadura, police stated. MORE..
Bodies of four persons who were reported missing after drowning in the Deduru Oya have been found, police stated. MORE..
The Second Session of the Joint Commission between Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates has been successfully concluded in Colombo. MORE..
Showers or thundershowers can be expected at a few places in the Sabaragamuwa, Central, Uva and Northern provinces and in the Trincomalee district after 2.00 p.m. today (04), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
The Maldives has banned young people born on or after 1 January 2007 from smoking tobacco, becoming the only country in the world to enforce a nationwide generational tobacco prohibition. MORE..
The current government has been able to systematically reduce the budget deficit, says Professor Priyanga Dunusinghe of the Department of Economics, University of Colombo. MORE..
Canada’s clampdown on international students has hit applicants from India particularly hard, government data shows, as what was once a preferred destination loses its allure for Indian students. MORE..
Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, the Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations of the Holy See has called on Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. MORE..
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Monday urged External Affairs Minister of India S Jaishankar to initiate immediate diplomatic efforts with the Sri Lankan government to secure the release of all the arrested fishermen along with their boats. MORE..
Diane Ladd, three-time Academy Award nominee and star of Wild at Heart, has died at 89. MORE..
The third phase of excavation work at the Chemmani mass grave has been postponed due to rainwater accumulating inside the burial site. MORE..
The Teachers’ and Principals’ Trade Union Alliance has announced that it will give the government time until November 7 to reverse the decision to extend the duration of the school term. MORE..
A rise in complaints concerning money being solicited through WhatsApp messages has been observed, according to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). MORE..
More than 1,200 individuals have been arrested yesterday (03) under the launch of the nationwide operation to eradicate drugs from the country under the theme “Nation United – National Drive”, aimed at eradicating narcotics from the country. MORE..
