Sri Lanka, May 16 -- A 19-year-old youth died after two individuals riding a bicycle plunged into a water-filled hole down a slope due to a brake failure, Pussellawa police said. The victim was Anuha... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- A moving three-wheeler suddenly caught fire, the Gampola police stated. The vehicle caught fire whilst in motion in the Gampola area this morning (16). The police and local resi... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The highest rainfall recorded during the past 24 hours ending at 8:30 a.m. today (16) was 90.8 mm, reported from Achchuveli in the Jaffna District. The Department of Meteorology ... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka continued to decline, with the first half of May recording fewer than 60,000 arrivals, while the daily average arrival figure fell below 3,900 for th... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The government allocated 600 million rupees to modernise 200 old post offices. Postmaster General Ruwan Sathkumara stated this today whilst attending the official ceremony to han... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The derailment near the Wanawasala sub-railway station today was caused by a loose track point. The Railway Department Operating Superintendent, Asanka Samarasinghe, stated that ... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Five people sustained minor injuries following a train derailment between Kelaniya and Wanawasala, according to the Railway General Manager. However, the Police Media Spokesperso... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The Inter-University Students' Federation remained at a house located in Malwana for a second consecutive night yesterday (15), which allegedly belongs to former Minister Basil Ra... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- Parliamentarian of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) D. V. Chanaka alleged that the government is being forced to pay an additional Rs.5 million per day due to delays in unloadin... Read More
Sri Lanka, May 16 -- The Department of Meteorology says the low-pressure area located to the northeast of Sri Lanka continues to influence the island's weather conditions. As a result, intermittent s... Read More