President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed officials of the Ministry of Finance to take necessary action to provide a monthly interim allowance of Rs. 3,000 to all pensioners, from next week, the President s Media Division (PMD) said. MORE..
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Japanese organisation Nihon Hidankyo, a grassroots movement of atomic bomb survivors from Hiroshima and Nagasaki also known as Hibakusha, won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday. MORE..
Two Sri Lankan peacekeepers stationed with the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon have been injured after a nearby village was targeted by an Israeli airstrike, Sri Lanka s Military Spokesperson confirmed. MORE..
The name of actress Damitha Abeyratne has reportedly not been included in the nominations list of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) for the Ratnapura District. MORE..
A crown of goddess Kali has been stolen from the Jeshoreshwari temple in Satkhira s Shyamnagar. MORE..
Sri Lanka Police are requesting the public to call the special hotline 1997 to provide any information regarding the misuse of the government-owned vehicles. MORE..
The Irrigation Department has issued flood warnings for several of low-lying areas of Attanagalu Oya and Uruwal Oya river basins, effective until 9.45 a.m. on October 13. MORE..
Two buses have reportedly collided along the Colombo – Kandy main road this morning (11) resulting in injuries to at least 18 passengers. MORE..
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya requested the Thai government s assistance in rescuing Sri Lankans still detained in cybercrime camps in Myanmar s Myawaddy region, facilitated by the Myanmar government and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). MORE..
The accepting of nominations for the 2024 General Election is set to conclude at 12 noon today (11). MORE..
The Department of Meteorology has issued a Red alert for the sea areas off the coasts extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle. MORE..
UPDATE- The highest rainfall of 239 mm was recorded from Horana in the Kalutara District within the last 24 hours, as of 6.00 a.m. today. MORE..
One person has died and 23 people have been rescued after they were trapped hundreds of feet underground at the Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine, a tourist mine in Cripple Creek, Colorado, officials said Thursday. MORE..
The Welipenna Interchange of the Southern Expressway has been temporarily closed due to a minor flood, the Road Development Authority (RDA) said.
The Meteorology Department says the prevailing showery conditions are expected to continue further due to the development of an atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka. MORE..