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World Mother's Day celebrated today

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The World Mother's Day is being observed today in Sri Lanka and across the world. It is celebrated every year on the second Sunday of May in many countries. The modern version o... Read More


President Dissanayake welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire agreement

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The President of Sri Lanka, Anura Kumara Dissanayake, issued a statement today (11) welcoming the ceasefire agreement reached between India and Pakistan and reaffirmed the country... Read More


16 dead, 35 injured in Gerandi Ella bus accident

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- UPDATE 11.40 p.m.: Police say 16 individuals are confirmed to have died in the accident that occurred in Gerandi Ella, Ramboda this morning. A bus plying from Kataragama to Kurun... Read More


Death toll in Gerandi Ella bus accident climbs to eight

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The death toll in the accident at Gerandi Ella in Ramboda this morning (11) when a bus veered off the road and toppled down a precipice on the Nuwara Eliya - Gampola main road has... Read More


Five dead, 37 injured after bus plunged down a precipice in Gerandi Ella

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Five persons have died when a bus veered off the road and toppled down a precipice early this morning (11) in Gerandi Ella in Ramboda along the Nuwara Eliya - Gampola main road, P... Read More


What caused the Gerandi Ella bus accident?

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Investigations are underway to determine whether the cause of the bus accident that occurred at Gerandi Ella in Kotmale this morning (11) was due to the driver's negligence or due... Read More


Special traffic plan in Colombo in view of Vesak

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Sri Lanka Police has announced the implementation of a special traffic plan in Colombo from tomorrow (12) in line with the 2025 Vesak Festival. Accordingly, the Bauddhaloka Vesak... Read More


Actress Semini Iddamalgoda granted bail

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- Popular actress Semini Iddamalgoda, who was arrested by the Welikada Police last evening (10), has been granted bail. She was produced before Colombo Additional Magistrate Bandar... Read More


COPA criticizes Railway Dept. for audit delays and inefficiency

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) has uncovered that the Department of Railways had failed to submit audit reports properly for several years. Accordingly, the COPA has accu... Read More


Asanga Abeyagoonasekera becomes first Sri Lankan appointed to Millennium Project Board

Sri Lanka, May 11 -- The Millennium Project, a leading global think tank on future studies and foresight, has appointed Asanga Abeyagoonasekera to its Board of Directors as an Ex-officio member-markin... Read More