36+ min ago   (282+ words) The death toll in Nepal has risen to 734, the country's disaster management agency says. Govt. monitoring Iranian oil tankers near Sri Lanka’s EEZ Police open fire on van with abducted young woman, rescue victim Bribery Commission officers visit residence of…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (463+ words) According to data compiled by Visual Capitalist from International Labour Organization (ILO) statistics, Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 130 countries in purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted monthly minimum wages in US dollars. The report highlights that Sri Lanka’s monthly minimum wage…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago   (440+ words) Sri Lanka is planning to deploy disaster relief teams to Nepal within the next few days to assist flood-affected communities, the Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General (Retd) Aruna Jayasekara says. He said the government has decided to send relief…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago   (678+ words) Nepal's foreign minister and the UN climate chief on Saturday (Aug 29) warned of the growing threat from global warming to the Himalayas, as rescuers race to find thousands missing after torrential flooding along the border with China. The US Geological…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (397+ words) Police have announced temporary traffic restrictions in several areas due to the Esala Maha Perahera of the Sri Suramyarama Purana Viharaya in Madinnagoda, Gothatuwa, scheduled to take place today (30). The procession is set to begin at 6:30 p.m., and traffic restrictions will…...

2+ hour, 56+ min ago   (395+ words) Three suspects wanted in connection with a murder have been arrested by the Negombo Divisional Crime Investigation Bureau. The arrests were made in connection with an incident in the Katana Police Division on August 28, where a man was allegedly assaulted…...

3+ hour ago   (358+ words) A 43-year-old woman has been hacked to death using a sharp weapon following a domestic dispute in the Lovers Leap area of Nuwara Eliya. Police said the victim, a resident of Vinayagapuram, Nuwara Eliya, succumbed to her injuries after being…...

3+ hour, 12+ min ago   (473+ words) India is stepping up monitoring of its Himalayan regions bordering China and Nepal, days after deadly floods apparently triggered by a glacial collapse, authorities said on Saturday (Aug 29). The US Geological Survey said the disaster on Aug 26 on the Tibet-Nepal…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago   (382+ words) The Consumer Affairs Authority (CAA) says reports circulating on social media claiming that the prices of several dairy products, including powdered milk and yoghurt, have been increased are false. However, the Authority has clarified that the information regarding the alleged…...

4+ hour, 13+ min ago   (457+ words) Showers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa province and in Galle, Matara, Kandy and Nuwara-Eliya Districts, today (30), the Department of Meteorology said. Several spells of showers may occur in Western and North-western provinces, it stated. Showers or thundershowers may occur…...