Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western provinces and in Galle and Matara districts today (13), the Department of Meteorology says.  

The department noted that showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Central and Uva provinces and in Ampara and Batticaloa districts after 1.00 p.m.  

Fairly strong...

Initial investigations have revealed that the tragic bus accident, which claimed the lives of 22 individuals in the Gerandi Ella area at Ramboda, Kotmale, was not caused by a mechanical defect in the vehicle.

According to the Nuwara Eliya District Chief Motor Vehicle Inspector Jaliya Bandara, it is suspected that the bus was overloaded and that the...

At least 20 persons have been injured and hospitalised after a bus veered off the road and crashed at Yatiyanagala, Aladeniya. 

The injured passengers have been rushed to hospital, police said. ...

A large consignment of Kush cannabis, illegally brought into Sri Lanka by a British national woman who arrived from Bangkok, Thailand, has been seized by Sri Lanka Customs.

The narcotics were discovered during a special raid conducted by the Narcotics Control Unit of Sri Lanka Customs. 

The seizure took place this afternoon (12), during a targeted...