WEATHER FORECAST FOR 26 DECEMBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 26 December 2025 by the Department of Meteorology  Misty conditions can be expected at some places in the Western, Sabaragamuwa and ...

Police narcotics authorities have launched a major crackdown on law enforcement personnel accused of aiding and abetting a heroin trafficking network operating in the Moratuwa, Lunawa, Angulana and ...

The Colombo Municipal Council is set to hold a second vote on its 2026 budget next Wednesday (31), following its defeat on Monday (22). The budget, presented to the council by Mayor Vraie Cally ...

All forms of street vending within the Kandy Municipal Council area will be banned from January 1, Mayor Chandrasiri Wijenayake has said.The Kandy Mayor said the decision had been taken as part of ...

Breathalyser test kits had been delivered to all police stations across the country as part of stepped-up efforts to curb drunk driving, SSP Manoj Ranagala, Director of the Traffic Division at Police ...

Sri Lanka will mark National Safety Day today (26) with countrywide religious observances, a national moment of silence and the main state commemoration at the Peraliya Tsunami Memorial in Galle, ...

The Sri Lanka Aviation Unit operating under the United Nations (UN) mandate in the Central African Republic (CAR) has successfully carried out a critical Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC) mission, under ...

At the initial stage of my six-year involvement in uplifting society through skill-based initiatives, particularly by promoting handicraft work and teaching students to think creatively and ...

UN Global Compact Network Sri Lanka has appointed Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC (TTE PLC) as Patron of its Climate Emergency Task Force, citing the company’s long-standing engagement in climate ...

Friday 26th December, 2025 There is nothing more predictable than surprise in politics. After securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament last year and emerging victorious in most local councils, ...

A recent discussion by former Environment Minister, Eng. Patali Champika Ranawaka on the Derana 360 programme has reignited an important national conversation on how Sri Lanka plans, builds and ...

Rethinking climate prediction, disasters, and plantation economics in Sri Lanka For decades, Sri Lanka has interpreted climate through a narrow lens. Rainfall totals, sunshine hours, and surface ...