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The Philippine Coast Guard says it has recovered 41 bodies from the wreckage of a ferry that caught fire this week, bringing the total death toll to 76. More than 130 people were on board the MV June Aster when the blaze erupted on Wednesday as it neared its destination at the tourist hotspot of […]
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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 13 SEPTEMBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 September 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The atmospheric conditions are favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the Island today. Heavy showers about 100 mm are likely at some places in the North-central, Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western and North-western provinces. A few showers […]
Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thero was not at his temple in Rajagiriya when prison officials visited the premises yesterday to take steps following the Supreme Court ruling that nullified the presidential pardon granted to him, police sources said. Prison officials who visited the temple on Nawala Road, Rajagiriya, were reportedly informed by those present that […]
The intensification of the El Niño climate phenomenon has caused water sources in the upper Mahaweli basin to dry up, leading to severe water shortages affecting drinking water supplies and agricultural activities for local residents.
A police operation in Gampaha, Agaraichchi District involved a unnoticed van chase where officers pursued the vehicle, resulting in the driver's injury and the discovery of 15 grams of heroin and 9 grams of cocaine inside the van.
එල්-නිනෝ බලෑමෙන් වියැළුණු දිස්ත්රික්ක අටක (08ක) වනාන්තර, තෘණ බිම්, පතන් සහ ලඳු කැලෑ ගිනි තැබීම් දිනපතා වාර්තා වන බව වන සංරක්ෂණ දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව කියයි. පෙරේදා ( 11දා) වන විට අක්කර එක්දහස් පන්සියයකට ආසන්න ප්රමාණයක් ගිනි තබා විනාශ කර තිබෙන බව වාර්තා වී ඇත. පෑවිල්ල උග්රව බලපා ඇති මොනරාගල දිස්ත්රික්කයේ ගිනි තැබීම් වාර්තාවීම ඉහළ
The Sri Lanka Police will implement a special traffic plan in Colombo on Sunday (13) for the “Colombo Marathon 2026”Continue Reading
The corpse of an unidentified man was found floating in the Kelani River in Jalthara, Hanwella, after local residents alerted the authorities. The Hanwella Police are conducting further investigations into the incident.
Sri Lanka's Department of Prisons says discussions are underway to re-employ retired prison officers to address staff shortages. The transfer of inmates to the renovated Old Bogambara Prison is set to begin next week, with about 90% of renovation work completed.
The Sri Lankan Department of Meteorology forecasts showers in Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces, with possible thunderstorms and heavy rain exceeding 50 mm in North, North Central, Uva and Northern provinces after 2:00 PM, and warns of slippery conditions on slopes and roads.
පියාටත් බරපතළ තුවාල ඝාතකයන් පලාගිය ත්රිරෝදය පාදුක්කෙන් හමුවෙයි මියගිය දරු දෙදෙනාගේ වයස අවුරුදු 17යි - 11යි අහිංසක දරුවන්ට මේ වගේ අපරාධ කරන්න එපා තුවාල ලැබූ තැනැත්තාගේ සහෝදරයෙක් බඩෝවිට අසංකට සම්බන්ධලු දෙහිවල කවුඩාන පාරේ නිවසක නිදාසිටි අහිංසක දරුවන් දෙදෙනෙකුට ඊයේ (11 දා) අලුයම බෝම්බ ගසා ඝාතනය කර ඔවුන්ගේ පියාට ද බරපතළ තුවාල සිදු
The government has launched the first phase of its “Life Cities” programme, targeting the planned development of 10 cities acrossContinue Reading
Five suspects arrested for allegedly extracting sand illegally without a permit from the Nawimalayaya Sanctuary were produced before the KantaleContinue Reading
Railway unions are preparing to hold a 48-hour strike and will brief commuters about the planned service disruption.
The Sri Lanka Navy rescued a 17-year-old youth who was found stranded on a remote sandbank off Thalaimannar during aContinue Reading
Abdul Razak Mohammad Basik, the father of detained drug trafficker Shiran Basik, was arrested by the Illegal Assets Investigation Division of the Central Crime Investigation Bureau in Colombo. He was summoned to record a statement regarding the acquisition of funds used to purchase a house worth 30 million rupees in Gampaha.
Sri Lanka Customs has launched special monitoring efforts following the detection of drug traffickers importing hashish marijuana seeds via courier parcels for potential local cultivation. Senior Director of Customs Chandana Punchihewa stated that recent seizures totaling nearly four kilograms involved new smuggling routes from Madagascar, the United Kingdom, and Italy. To combat these evolving methods, Sri Lanka Customs is moving to introduce advanced body-scanning technology at ports of entry.
A newly constructed ornate gold casket weighing 86.04 kilograms has been offered for enshrining the Sacred Tooth Relic at Sri Dalada Maligawa. The Gem and Jewellery Authority reported that it contains 65.224 kilograms of gold and 1.480 kilograms of gemstones, with the traditional dedication ceremony announced for 8 September 2026.
දෙහිවල පොලිස් වසමේ සිරිසඟබෝ මාවත ප්රදේශයේ නිවසකට එල්ල වූ අත්බෝම්බ ප්රහාරය සම්බන්ධයෙන් පොලිස් කණ්ඩායම් තුනක් යොදවා විමර්ශන ආරම්භ කර ඇති බව පොලීසිය පවසයි. පොලීසිය සඳහන් කළේ අද (11) අලුයම නාඳුනන පුද්ගලයෙකු විසින් මෙම අත්බෝම්බ ප්රහාරය එල්ල කර ඇති බවය. ප්රහාරයෙන් බරපතළ තුවාල ලැබූ 55 හැවිරිදි පුද්ගලයෙකු සහ ඔහුගේ දරුවන් දෙදෙනා කළුබෝවිල රෝහලට
The body of the venerable monk Sumanarathna from Ampitiya was found alongside a large coconut after being admitted to the Earth Science and Plant Department of Madakalapuwa. Authorities have referred the case to the Toxicology Division for investigation, and two bodies valued at hundreds of thousands of rupees have been discovered.
