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SriLankan Airlines flight UL605 from Melbourne to Colombo declared an emergency shortly before landing at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) following the activation of a smoke warning in the aircraft’s cargo hold. ..
The Government today (2) launched the ‘Hasthi Sena’ (Elephant Force) operation in Galkiriyagama, under the North-Western Wildlife Zone, to protect elephants and minimise human-elephant conflict. ..
The Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption (CIABOC) has arrested former Secretary to the Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade, Gamini Kitsiri Dias Amarawardhana, over an alleged corruption case involving the procurement of chairs for the Mahinda Rajapaksa Theatre in Polgolla. ..
A large number of people have visited the Inland Revenue Department’s (IRD) head office to obtain Taxpayer Identification Numbers (TIN), resulting in severe congestion. ..
Showers or thundershowers exceeding 75mm are likely at some places in several parts of the country, particularly in the North-Central, North-Western, Central, Uva, Sabaragamuwa and Southern provinces and the Trincomalee District, the Department of Meteorology warned. ..
Rajinikanth has broken his own record. Jailer 2 is now the highest-grossing Tamil film ever at the Indian box office, going past the lifetime total of his 2018 blockbuster 2.0. On the worldwide front, the film has taken Tamil cinema into territory no film from the industry had reached before. ..
Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of a 24-year-old man from Wellampitiya who had been reported missing since October 14, 2025, police said. ..
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said two oil tankers ’’exploded’’ after striking mines while traveling through an ’’unauthorized route’’ in the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian state media reported on Sunday. ..
Health experts have warned of a possible rise in waterborne and other infectious diseases over the next two weeks as floodwaters recede in several areas affected by minor flooding amid continued rainy weather. ..
A United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) alliance does not spell victory, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said. ..
A United National Party (UNP) and Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) alliance does not spell victory, former President Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
The moratorium on foreign research vessels has hampered fish stock assessment activities in Sri Lanka, where fish stocks are now on the decline, an official said.
The moratorium on foreign research vessels has hampered fish stock assessment activities in Sri Lanka, where fish stocks are now on the decline, an official said. ..
Sri Lanka has reported 487 new HIV cases during the first six months of 2026, marking an increase compared to the corresponding period last year ..
Central Bank Governor Dr Nandalal Weerasinghe said that the financial policies necessary for the country must be implemented decisively, regardless of whether the public favours or opposes them. ..
Sri Lanka is evolving plans to avoid any food shortage because of El Niño’s climate impact, mainly in the countries which are source markets for imports, an official said. ..
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pressing US President Donald Trump to strike Iran immediately after Tuesday’s midterm elections, but Trump wants to let negotiations play out for now, Axios reported Sunday, citing an Israeli and a US source. ..
The body of an elephant, believed to have died about a week ago, was found with its left tusk removed in a forest area near the Kayagollewa Tank in Kahatagasdigiliya, the Department of Wildlife Conservation said. ..
The National Joint Three-Wheeler Drivers and Industrial Workers’ Association has proposed increasing three-wheeler fares following the latest fuel price hike, its General Secretary L. Rohana Perera said. ..
Sri Lanka has the most expensive cigarettes in the world when measured against purchasing power parity (PPP), according to the latest World Health Organisation (WHO) data cited in a new Oxford Economics assessment that questions the effectiveness of the WHO’s global tobacco tax incidence benchmark. ..
