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EARTHQUAKE OF MAGNITUDE 4.6 HITS NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has struck the state of New South Wales in Australia. International media reports indicate that the tremors were felt along a significant stretch of ... Read More


HEAVY TRAFFIC REPORTED NEAR PELIYAGODA AND ORUGODAWATTA EXPRESSWAY ENTRANCES

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- Significant traffic congestion has been reported in the vicinity of the Peliyagoda expressway entrance and the Orugodawatta area. Meanwhile, a tree has fallen across Bauddhalok... Read More


AFTERNOON SHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SRI LANKA

Sri Lanka, April 23 -- The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers in most parts of the island after 1PM today. Fairly heavy rainfall, exceeding 75mm in some locations, is likely... Read More


NEW HEAD OF MOTOR TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT APPOINTED

Sri Lanka, April 22 -- Kamal Amarasinghe, a Special Grade Officer in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service officially took over as the new Commissioner General of the Department of Motor Traffic this m... Read More


SIX YEARS ON, EASTER ATTACK'S DARK SHADOW REMAINS(VIDEO)

Sri Lanka, April 22 -- Six years ago today, a barbaric attack stole the lives of many and left countless others trapped in the harrowing memories of that day. Innocent young lives, barely glimpsed at... Read More


EASTER ATTACKS SIX YEARS ON. VICTIMS DECLARED WITNESSES OF FAITH. CARDINAL WANTS INDEPENDENT PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE(VIDEO)

Sri Lanka, April 22 -- Archbishop of Colombo, His Eminence Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith, today urged the establishment of an independent prosecutor's office with full authority to oversee and further inve... Read More


AG CALLS FOR TRIAL AT BAR IN SUBSTANDARD HUMAN IMMUNOGLOBULIN CASE

Sri Lanka, April 22 -- The Attorney General has requested the Chief Justice for a trial at bar with a three-judge bench, for the case of alleged importation of substandard immunoglobulin, involving Fo... Read More


UNP LEADER SAYS HE WILL GO TO BRIBERY COMMISSION AFTER LAWYER'S RETURN

Sri Lanka, April 22 -- Leader of the United National Party, Ranil Wickremesinghe, says he will appear before the Bribery Commission after his lawyer, who is currently overseas, returns to the country.... Read More


GOOD RESULTS IN EASTER ATTACK INVESTIGATIONS: PRESIDENT(VIDEO)

Sri Lanka, April 22 -- Investigations into the Easter Sunday Attacks have yielded positive results, says President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. This was while speaking at a rally in Kurunegala. Publish... Read More


GOVERNMENT IS CONTINUING TO LIE TO THE PEOPLE: OPPOSITION LEADER(VIDEO)

Sri Lanka, April 22 -- The government has continued to lie to the people, as it has in the past, according to Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa. Speaking at a public rally in Tissamaharama, the Oppo... Read More