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6 including 2 women arrested for illegal excavations in Puthukudiyiruppu

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Six suspects, including two women, have been arrested for allegedly digging a plot of land in search of artifacts in the Devi Puram area of Puthukudiyiruppu. The excavation equi... Read More


Several areas in Kandy remain under red landslide warning

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Red landslide warnings have been issued by the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) to residents of several Divisional Secretariat divisions in the Kandy District. The... Read More


Badulla Spring Valley Regional Hospital temporarily closed due to risk of landslides

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Badulla Spring Valley Regional Hospital has been temporarily closed due to the risk of landslides, the Ministry of Health of the Uva Province has announced. As a result of t... Read More


Hospital in Badulla temporarily closed due to risk of landslides

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Badulla Spring Valley Regional Hospital has been temporarily closed due to the risk of landslides, the Ministry of Health of the Uva Province has announced. As a result of t... Read More


Over 20,000 families still sheltered in relief centres following Cyclone Ditwah - DMC

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The Disaster Management Center (DMC) reports that over 20,000 families affected by the recent disaster caused by Cyclone Ditwah are still sheltered in relief centres. According ... Read More


Sri Lanka's manufacturing and services sectors expand in November 2025

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Sri Lanka's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for November 2025 recorded growth in both manufacturing and services sectors. The latest report of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CB... Read More


Medical report of MP Asoka Ranwala yet to be received - Police

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Police Media Spokesperson Assistant Superintendent of Police F. U. Wootler stated that the police have not yet received the medical report of Former Speaker and NPP Parliamentari... Read More


Education Ministry announces revised school term dates

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- The second phase of the third school term, which was postponed until December 16 due to the disaster situation that affected the country, will commence tomorrow. Accordingly, al... Read More


School students permitted to use November SLTB season tickets during December

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Schoolchildren have been permitted to travel on Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses during this month using their November season tickets. Accordingly, Deputy Minister of Tra... Read More


Australia plans tougher gun laws after Bondi Beach shooting

Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- Australia vowed stricter gun laws on Monday as it began mourning victims of its worst mass shooting in almost 30 years, in which police accused a father and son of killing 15 peo... Read More