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THUNDERSHOWERS EXPECTED ACROSS SEVERAL PROVINCES IN COMING DAYS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- Atmospheric conditions are becoming increasingly favourable for evening thundershowers across parts of Sri Lanka over the next few days, according to the Department of Meteorolog... Read More


HIRU MEDIA NETWORK SWEEPS ICONIC AWARDS 2025

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- The Hiru Media Network reasserted its dominance in the Sri Lankan media landscape by winning numerous awards at the ICONIC AWARDS 2025 ceremony, held yesterday. In a resounding ... Read More


PRESIDENTIAL COMMITTEE INVESTIGATES SRI LANKAN AIRLINES AND AIRPORT AUTHORITY

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- A special presidential committee in Sri Lanka is requesting input from the public and staff as it investigates past allegations of corruption at SriLankan Airlines and Airport an... Read More


FIGHT TO SAVE SRI LANKAN LEOPARDS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka has launched a new livestock insurance scheme to protect the endangered Sri Lankan Leopard, or Panthera pardus kotiya... Read More


UN RESEARCH VESSEL ARRIVES IN COLOMBO, FUTURE SURVEY PENDING

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) research vessel, Dr. Fridtjof Nansen, has made a port call in Colombo but is not conducting its planned marine research survey in S... Read More


EYE EXPERT WARNS AGAINST DARK MODE USE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- An optometrist has cautioned that using dark mode on digital screens does not protect eyesight, despite its widespread popularity. Consultant Optometrist Jayamini Edirisinghe say... Read More


SRI LANKA GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES 'SEIRI WEEK'

Sri Lanka, Aug. 21 -- The Sri Lankan government has announced a special program called "Seiri Week" to dispose of unnecessary items that have accumulated in all state institutions. The initiative, whi... Read More


MANUSHA NANAYAKKARA ASSRIVES AT CID

Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- Former Minister Manusha Nanayakkara has arrived at the Illegal Assets and Property Investigation Division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Published by HT Digital... Read More


SRI LANKAN AIR UNIT PRAISED FOR SUCCESSFUL HIGH-RISK CASEVAC MISSION

Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- The Sri Lanka Aviation Unit in Bria, deployed under the United Nations mandate in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), has received high praise and official commendations for ... Read More


COURT CALLS FOR CLARIFICATION ON STATUS OF LAND IN TREASURE-HUNTING CASE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 20 -- The Department of Archaeology has been ordered to investigate whether a plot of land near a temple in the Thimbirigaskadavala area of Shravastipura is an archaeological site and ... Read More