Strong wind advisory issued for five provinces and three districts
The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber advisory for strong winds affecting the Northern, North Central, North Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces, as well as the Monaragala, Hambantota and Trincomalee districts. The advisory, issued by the Natural Hazards Early…
FFSL President Jaswar Umar elected SAFF Vice President unanimously
Football Federation of Sri Lanka (FFSL) President Jaswar Umar has been unanimously elected as Vice President of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) at the SAFF Executive Committee meeting held in Bhutan. Umar received the backing of all seven SAFF…
Sri Lanka targets over US$ 36 billion in export earnings by 2030
Sri Lanka aims to increase its total export earnings to more than US$ 36 billion by 2030, Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development Wasantha Samarasinghe said. The Minister made the remarks during a meeting with Commercial Officers…
“History will one day acquit me”: What Hemasiri & Pujith told Court
Former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP Pujith Jayasundara addressed the Colombo Permanent High Court Trial-at-Bar before being sentenced to death over their failure to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks despite receiving prior intelligence. Pujith Jayasundara told…
Gammanpila calls for probe into Shani Abeysekara, Ravi Seneviratne over Easter attacks
Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU) leader Udaya Gammanpila has called for fresh legal action against CID Director Shani Abeysekara and Ministry of Public Security Secretary Ravi Seneviratne following the recent court verdict against former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and former IGP…
President congratulates Rumesh Tharanga on Commonwealth gold
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has congratulated Sri Lankan athlete Rumesh Tharanga following his gold-medal victory at the Commonwealth Games. “Your gold medal at the Commonwealth Games brings our nation’s golden dream into reality. Congratulations, Rumesh Tharanga!” the President said in…
One dead, two missing as fishing boat capsizes off Negombo
File photo A joint search and rescue operation by the Sri Lanka Navy and the Sri Lanka Air Force is underway after a fishing vessel capsized off the coast of Negombo. One body has been recovered, while two people remain…
17 empty shipping containers fall into sea off Colombo; fishermen warned
The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has warned that 17 empty shipping containers have fallen into the sea from a merchant vessel about 17 nautical miles west of the Port of Colombo. The incident occurred near Latitude 06°54′ North…
Gift’ from Bangkok comes with a Rs 106 million surprise
Sri Lanka Customs has seized over 10.6 kg of suspected hashish concealed inside metal containers in an air cargo consignment that arrived from Bangkok, Thailand. The consignment arrived on SriLankan Airlines flight UL405 on July 24, 2026, and had been…
Small fishing boats barred from Jaffna to Beruwala due to rough seas
The Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources has temporarily prohibited small fishing vessels from heading out to sea along the coast from Jaffna to Beruwala with immediate effect, due to forecast adverse weather conditions. The Department of Meteorology warned that…