WEATHER FORECAST FOR 25 October 2026 Issued at 5.30 a.m. on 25 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal in the vicinity of the North Andaman Islands has now intensified i
Nearly 1,000 arrests were made as hundreds of thousands of people took part in another day of protests across France which were followed by some clashes late on Saturday, officials have said. After a day of largely peace
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Colombo High Court Judge Buddhika C. Ragala on Friday observed that the court had no authority to order the reinstatement of the robe of Bodu Bala Sena General Secretary Ven. Galagoda Aththe Gnanasara Thera, which was re
Veterinary treatment is continuing for a wild elephant that fell ill and collapsed at Sammanthurai in Ampara, with wildlife officials working around the clock to save the animal. According to the Ministry of Environment,
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has said the Ministry of Finance has finalised plans to close 34 state institutions as part of the Government’s efforts to reduce public expenditure and ease the financial burden on the
The low-pressure area that was located near Sri Lanka is moving westwards, away from the island, according to the Meteorological Department. However, a new low-pressure area has formed over the Bay of Bengal near the Nor
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Sri Lankan adventure tourism company Rapid Adventures has won the award for Leading Promotional Campaign at the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) 2026, held at Barceló Nasandhura in Malé, Maldives. This year’s ceremony ma
by Rajan Philips There was no plan for a sequel to what I wrote last week reflecting on the inspirational protests of 1968 and the humdrum climate of 2026. But protests turning into riots in Paris, and the politics of mo