Traffic congestion has been reported in areas around Parliament and Polduwa Junction near Diyatha Uyana in Battaramulla due to a protest launched by the SJB, Ada Derana reporter said.
Sri Lankan all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is set to return home from the ongoing series in England due to an injury. Hasaranga will leave the Sri Lankan squad in England and return to Sri Lanka for further medical assessment and treatment.
Habeeb Rifan sworn in as a Sri Lanka Muslim Congress National List Member of Parliament before the Speaker of House this morning.
An individual has died after drowning while two individuals who had reportedly gone bathing at Mannakethi Ella in Kitulgala were involved in a drowning incident last evening (23). Police confirmed that the second individual remains missing. A search
A total of four individuals have been arrested while in possession of 62,100 narcotic pills during a raid conducted by officers of the Kotahena Police Station yesterday (23). Police said the suspects were arrested near an apartment complex on Arm
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Wednesday issued new policy guidance outlining how immigration officers should determine whether noncitizens are inadmissible to the United States because of controlled-substance trafficking, significant t
United Nations Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka Marc-André Franche met Secretary to the Ministry of Defence Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd) at the Ministry of Defence to discuss continued UN support for Sri Lanka's disaster response and
Meta unveiled several new wearables powered by its artificial intelligence models on Wednesday (Sep 23), including an audio-only, camera-free version of its smart glasses, amid global concerns about privacy and the filming of women and girls without
US President Donald Trump's Board of Peace proposed a US$2.45 billion Gaza recovery plan on Wednesday (Sep 23) at a meeting of its members and stakeholders, in an effort meant to span over six months. But the presentation in New York comes as wor
A 31-year-old man has been arrested with cocaine and a sum of cash during a raid carried out by officers of the Colombo District Crime Division in Wellawatte yesterday (23). Police said the raid was conducted based on information received by the
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, after a jury found him guilty last year of committing a criminal sexual act against a former assistant.
The pilot of a plane going from Vietnam to Sri Lanka made an emergency landing at Chennai airport as the plane developed a mechanical snag when it was flying at a height of 36,000 feet on Tuesday. The Viet Jet Airlines from Ho Chi Minh city in V
Australia said on Wednesday (Sep 23) an OpenAI agent breached a government health data portal in June, gaining unauthorised access to files, in what could be the first known instance of an AI agent hacking a government website. The breach is one
Sri Lanka have been fined 15 per cent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the first Men's ODI against England in Chester-le-Street on Tuesday. Jeff Crowe of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after S
A significant increase in digital screen use among preschool children has been recorded in Sri Lanka, with a recent survey revealing that 64% of children spend more than 30 minutes a day on mobile phones or computers, the Secretary to the Ministry of
England will take on Sri Lanka in the second One-Day International of the three-match series today at Headingley, Leeds, with Kusal Mendis looking to level the series. England take a 1-0 lead into the match after securing an 89-run victory in the
The Department of Meteorology has issued an Amber Warning for heavy rains, with the Western Province among the areas expected to experience heavy showers over the next 24 hours. The warning, issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 7
The Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) is scheduled to stage a protest and demonstration this morning (24) against the proposed 22nd Amendment to the Constitution. The protest is scheduled to begin at 9.00 a.m. at the Polduwa Junction in Battaramulla.
Oil prices edged lower on Thursday, after climbing 4 per cent in the previous session, as Iran said it remained open to diplomacy to end the US-Iran war, though the two countries remain far apart on ways to do so. Brent crude futures fell 94 cen
The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) has appealed to the Indian High Commission in Colombo and the United States Embassy to intervene in efforts to pardon Sivarasa Anojan, a Sri Lankan national who has reportedly been sentenced to death in Saudi Ar
