South Korean Buddhist delegations boost Sri Lanka Tourism
Sri Lanka has been highlighted as a growing tourism destination for South Koreans, with two VVIP Buddhist delegations visiting the island in December. A 120-member group, including senior monks from the Jogye Order, arrived on Dec. 1 for a pilgrimage…
MEPA urges public to stop discarding flood debris into environment
The Marine Environment Protection Authority (MEPA) has issued an urgent appeal to the public to stop discarding flood-related waste, especially plastics, mattresses, broken furniture and clothing, into the environment, particularly near waterways and wetlands. MEPA Chairman Samantha Gunasekara said the…
Family, Infant Injured in Accident Involving Jeep Driven by Former Speaker Ashoka Ranwala
A family, including a six-month-old infant, was injured in a road accident involving a jeep driven by Former Speaker and NPP MP Ashoka Ranwala in the Sapugaskanda area, police said. The head-on collision occurred on Thursday evening (11) in the…
Weather today: Fairly heavy falls about 75 mm
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 12 DECEMBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 December 2025 Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Northern and North-Central provinces and in Puttalam and Trincomalee districts. Fairly heavy falls about 50 mm are likely at…
Weather : Showers and thundershowers in several provinces
The Department of Meteorology forecasts showers or thundershowers throughout the day in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Central and Uva provinces, with localized heavy rainfall of about 50 mm likely in parts of the Northern Province. Afternoon showers are also expected…
Gambhir left fuming as India bowler Scripts Unwanted Record
India’s left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh put up an embarrassing show when he came up to bowl the 11th over during South Africa’s innings in the second T20I in Mullanpur. The fast bowler was hit for a six by Quinton de…
Rs 180 million in land and buildings seized in money-laundering probe
The Illegal Assets Investigation Division has launched a probe into properties allegedly acquired by a 52-year-old drug trafficker from Thanamalwila, Hambegamuwa, following a complaint filed by the Police Narcotics Bureau under the Prevention of Money Loundering Act. Police said the…
CIABOC probes Nandana Gunathilake and Udaya Gammanpila over alleged contempt
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has initiated an investigation into former Members of Parliament Nandana Gunathilake and Udaya Gammanpila following a complaint that the duo committed contempt against the commission. According to State television ITN,…
Arrest Warrant Reissued for Arjuna Mahendran in Money Laundering Probe
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court today (December 11) ordered the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to re-issue open warrants for the arrest and production in court of two suspects, including former Central Bank Governor Arjuna Mahendran, in connection with a complaint filed…
‘Sri Lankan Day’ national programme postponed due to cyclone disaster
The Government confirmed that the inaugural ‘Sri Lankan Day’ national programme, scheduled to take place from December 12 to 14, has been postponed in light of the severe cyclone disaster and ongoing recovery efforts across the country. The event, which…