They emphasise that other spill gates of the reservoir operate automatically, and residents along both banks of the Kotmale ...

UPPER KOTMALE DAM SPILL GATE OPENED, RESIDENTS WARNED OF RISING WATER LEVELS. Most visited website in Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka's Dinesh Chandimal (right) celebrates with Pathum Nissanka after reaching a half-century during the second day of the second Test against Bangladesh in Colombo on June 26, 2025.

New Sri Lanka mass grave discovery reopens old wounds for Tamils So far, 19 bodies have been found. Thousands of Tamils were disappeared during the civil war that ended in 2009.

Collects 180,000 litres of fresh milk daily from 17,000 smallholder dairy farmers Kotmale, the country’s largest collector of fresh milk, has unveiled its new brand campaign, “Nourishing Our Nation,” ...

The ‘Clean Sri Lanka’ secretariat appreciates the dedication shown by the doctors and hospital staff of the Kotmale Regional Hospital, who provided emergency treatment to those injured in this ...

Following the bus accident in the Garandiella area of Kotmale, a large number of injured individuals were admitted to the Kotmale Regional Hospital for treatment. In response, the "Clean Sri Lanka" ...

Bus carrying Buddhist pilgrims crashes killing 21 in Sri Lanka State-owned bus was carrying some 70 passengers -- 20 more than its capacity -- through the central hilly region of Kotmale People gather ...

Sri Lanka Tragedy: Death Toll Rises To 21, Over 30 Injured As Bus Skids Off Cliff In Kotmale The accident occurred in Kotmale in the Central Province when the bus driver tried to take a left turn ...

The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers east of Colombo, the capital, in a mountainous area of central Sri Lanka, police said.

After a passenger bus in Sri Lanka veered off of a cliff and fell into a ravine, 21 people died and 35 others were injured. Sri Lankan authorities are investigating the cause of the accident.

A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said.