SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Rescuers combed through debris for survivors on Saturday (Aug 15) after a powerful earthquake struck off Indonesia's eastern Flores island, killing at least 47 people, according t... Read More
SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- One lane of the Hatton-Colombo Main Road, which was obstructed due to an earthslip in the Kuyilwatte area, has now been reopened to traffic. The road was completely blocked at... Read More
SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- The earthslip that obstructed the Hatton-Colombo Main Road in the Kuyilwatte area has been cleared, and traffic has returned to normal, according to police. The road was compl... Read More
SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- A fishing vessel suspected to belong to India has washed ashore at Iranawila in Chilaw this morning (15). Residents in the area suspect that the vessel may have been carrying ... Read More
SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Consultant Paediatrician Dr. Deepal Perera states that prevailing weather fluctuations, including extreme heat in certain areas of the island and heavy rainfall in others, have co... Read More
SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath has extended warm congratulations to the Governments and people of India and Pakistan on the occasion of their respective Independence Days. In... Read More
SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- The Department of Meteorology says there is no tsunami threat to Sri Lanka at present with the effect of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck northern Sumatra in Indonesia on ... Read More
SriLanka, Aug. 15 -- The Central Crimes Investigation Bureau (CCIB) has obtained a 72-hour detention order to further interrogate alleged large-scale drug trafficker Shiran Basik following his deporta... Read More
Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, Margaret Satterthwaite, has issued an official communication to the President of Sri Lanka raising... Read More
Srilanka, Aug. 12 -- President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has met with representatives of the Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) this afternoon (12) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the meet... Read More