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A 26-year-old suspect arrested for attempting to sell a leopard tooth for Rs. 50,000 in Matara has been released onContinue Reading The post 26-year-old arrested over attempt to sell leopard tooth for Rs. 50,000 appeared first on Newswire.

The Department of Meteorology has issued an advisory for severe lightning in several parts of Sri Lanka, valid until 1.00Continue Reading The post Severe lightning alert issued for six provinces and four districts appeared first on…

At least four people have been killed and several others injured following a major road accident involving multiple vehicles inContinue Reading The post Four killed, several injured in multi-vehicle collision in Akurana appeared first on…

Search operations to locate the injured elephant ‘Agbo’ are continuing today (19), with Sri Lanka Army personnel and wildlife officersContinue Reading The post Army and wildlife officers continue search for missing elephant Agbo appeared…

A Sri Lankan woman has given birth to a baby boy aboard a Jazeera Airways flight travelling from Kuwait toContinue Reading The post Sri Lankan woman gives birth aboard flight from Kuwait to Colombo appeared first on Newswire.

Traffic along the Kandy-Matale main road has been obstructed following a major road accident involving several vehicles in the AkuranaContinue Reading The post Major accident reported in Akurana, Kandy (Video) appeared first on Newswire.

Indian authorities have seized 137 kg of crystal methamphetamine intended to be smuggled into Sri Lanka through a maritime route,Continue Reading The post Four arrested in India over attempt to smuggle 137 kg of crystal meth to Sri Lanka…

Five more suspects have been arrested during a joint operation conducted by wildlife authorities and Police in connection with theContinue Reading The post Five more arrested in connection with shooting of Tusker ‘Kawantissa’ appeared first…

SriLankan Airlines has issued a warning to passengers over fraudulent mobile applications impersonating the airline, urging the public to avoidContinue Reading The post SriLankan Airlines warns public of fake mobile app scam appeared first…

When legendary choreographer Kalasuri Channa Wijewardena recently took to screens showing off his trademark energy and fluid movement, it wasContinue Reading The post The Fear of Knowing: Why Millions of Sri Lankans are Ignoring Diabetes…