The Association of Medical Specialists (AMS) stated that they will not support the strike action launched this morning (April 4) by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA). MORE..
Three suspects have been arrested by police along with 20 vehicles, including recently assembled luxury vehicles that were illegally put together. MORE..
Around 96% of medical graduates who recently completed their internship have applied for post-internship appointments, the Ministry of Health stated. MORE..
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced a reduction in the duration of water cuts to Padukka, Homagama, Pelanwatta and Pannipitiya from tomorrow (05). MORE..
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) has announced that it will continue its island-wide token strike till 8:00 a.m. tomorrow (05). MORE..
A border crossing connecting Iraq with Iran has been targeted in an airstrike, with Iran’s state-run news agency Tasnim reporting one Iraqi civilian was killed in the attack. MORE..
A US official confirmed that a second aircraft went down in the Middle East on Friday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitive military situation. MORE..
Two 19-year-old boys have died in a motorcycle accident that occurred in the Dharmapuram area of Kilinochchi. MORE..
Eight people were killed and one child was injured on Friday when a house collapsed in Kabul following an earthquake in Afghanistan, the National Disaster Management Authority said. MORE..
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has decided to reduce the duration of the scheduled water cut to 12 hours. MORE..
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) says that it is paying attention to further reducing the duration of scheduled water cuts in several areas of Colombo. MORE..
The Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) announced that it has resumed an island-wide strike from 8 a.m. today (04). MORE..
One French- and another Japanese-owned vessel are among a handful of vessels to have crossed the war-torn Strait of Hormuz, maritime tracking data showed Friday. MORE..
A 16-year-old boy, a resident of the Perathuweli area, has tragically died after drowning in a canal within the Kantale police division. MORE..
Millions of people have been gripped by the juicy twists of an AI-generated TikTok micro-series based on the television hit “Love Island” -- except all the participants are sexy human-like fruit. MORE..
The Department of Railways has completed restoration work on the Northern Railway Line, which was damaged by Cyclone Ditwah last year. MORE..
Political analyst Dr Tudor Weerasinghe has warned that ongoing military conflicts in the Middle East could have severe repercussions for Sri Lanka and other Asian countries. MORE..
US President Donald Trump says Iran has 48 hours to “make a deal” or open the Strait of Hormuz before “Hell will reign [sic] down on them”. MORE..
The UN Security Council is now expected to vote next week on a Bahraini resolution to secure transit passage in the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported on Friday, citing diplomats. MORE..
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Namal Karunaratne, stated that a ship carrying 25,000 metric tons of fertilizer is scheduled to arrive in the country tomorrow (April 5). MORE..
The Leader of Opposition, Sajith Premadasa attended the launch of book “Searching for the Mastermind of the Easter Sunday Attacks”, authored by Udaya Gammanpila, the leader of the of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya (PHU), confirmed Samagi Jana Balawegaya Parliamentarian Mujibur Rahman confirmed today (04). MORE..
The scheduled water cuts affecting several areas in the Colombo District, due to prevailing dry weather conditions, will continue today (April 04). MORE..
The new head office of the ‘1990 Suwa Seriya’ Ambulance Service was officially inaugurated today (April 4) under the patronage of the Minister of Health and Media, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa. MORE..
Iran’s science minister said more than 30 Iranian universities have faced “direct attacks” so far during the war with the US and Israel, according to the state-aligned Iran Students’ News Agency. MORE..
An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for severe lightning in the Central, Sabaragamuwa, Uva, Southern, Eastern and Northcentral provinces, and Vavuniya and Mullaittivu districts. MORE..
A fire broke out this afternoon (April 4) on the main island of the Castlereagh Reservoir, a key source of water for national electricity generation. MORE..
An unnamed source told Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency on Friday that Tehran had rejected a U.S. proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire. MORE..
Landslide warnings have been issued to two Divisional Secretariat divisions in the Ratnapura District following heavy rainfall in the area. MORE..
At least one person died and 47 more were injured Friday night in an unspecified “incident” at Alejandro Villanueva Stadium in Peru’s capital during a rally ahead of a football derby, according to the health ministry. MORE..
The strike launched by the Government Medical Officers’ Association (GMOA) against the appointment system for doctors who have completed their internship lacks any basis for discussion, the Minister of Health and Mass Media, Nalinda Jayatissa has stated. MORE..
Indian refiners have purchased Iranian oil amid the Middle East conflict that has disrupted supplies through the Strait of Hormuz, the oil ministry said on Saturday. MORE..
Telegram founder Pavel Durov said on Saturday Russia’s attempt to block Virtual Private Networks triggered a problem with a domestic payment system, adding that tens of millions of Russians were now resisting the digital controls. MORE..
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reshuffled his Cabinet Friday after three ministers resigned earlier in the day amid a widening farm subsidies scandal. MORE..
President Donald Trump on Friday requested a 10% cut in non-defense spending for the 2027 fiscal year and a massive $500 billion increase in the military budget, as the U.S. continues its war against Iran. MORE..
The government spends more than Rs. 6 million of public funds to train a single doctor in Sri Lanka, the Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, Dr. Upali Pannilage stated. MORE..
A 6.0 magnitude quake struck off Indonesia’s remote northern Talaud islands on Saturday (Apr 4), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, with no immediate reports of casualties or damage. MORE..
Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in most parts of the island after 1.00 p.m. today (04), the Department of Meteorology said. MORE..
Iran’s atomic agency says an airstrike has hit near its Bushehr nuclear facility, killing a security guard and damaging a support building. MORE..
The Iran war requires a “serious” approach that does not change every day, Emmanuel Macron has said, in an apparent reference to US President Donald Trump’s seemingly contradictory remarks about the conflict. MORE..
The Orion capsule carrying four astronauts in NASA’s Artemis II mission executed a key thruster firing on Thursday that will kick the crew out of Earth’s orbit and on a path toward the moon, committing them to reaching the farthest distance humans have ever traveled in space. MORE..
Donald Trump has posted on Truth Social, saying the army “hasn’t even started destroying what’s left in Iran”. MORE..
Scientists and designers unveiled on Thursday a handbag made with collagen derived from Tyrannosaurus rex fossils from the U.S. in a unique creation intended to demonstrate the value of laboratory-grown leather. MORE..
U.S. President Donald Trump ousted Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday after mounting frustration with her performance, especially over the release of files on late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. MORE..
A foreign passenger attempting to smuggle a consignment of ‘Kush’ cannabis, estimated to be valued at Rs. 217.79 million, into Sri Lanka was arrested by officers of the Police Narcotics Bureau (PNB) at Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) in the early hours today (April 3). MORE..
The Government of Sri Lanka has issued a Gazette notification to address the looming shortage of Samba and Keeri Samba rice by authorizing the immediate importation of specific substitute varieties. MORE..
The Attorney General’s Department has informed the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka that the incumbent government will not proceed with the previous government’s decision to divest eight major State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs), including Sri Lanka Telecom, SriLankan Airlines, Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation, and Lanka Hospitals. MORE..
The Department of meteorology says that atmospheric conditions will be favorable for afternoon thundershowers in most parts of the island. MORE..
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Randy George was fired on Thursday by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, two U.S. defense officials and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, in the latest purge among the Pentagon’s most senior ranks. MORE..
A total of nine suspects were arrested yesterday (April 2) by the Sri Lanka Police in connection with the fatal stabbing of an individual in the Mattakkuliya area. MORE..
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has announced that water supply interruptions will continue in several areas within the Colombo District today (April 3) due to the prevailing dry weather conditions affecting the island. MORE..
