Opposition Leader Sajith Premadasa yesterday called on the government to begin negotiations immediately for a successor programme with the International...
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Hiniduma Sunil Senevi yesterday told Parliament that 42 ancient paintings were missing from...
A discussion with the Catholic Council was held on Thursday (21) afternoon at the Presidential Secretariat under the co-chairmanship of...
Italian Navy’s ITS GIOVANNI DELLE BANDE NERE, which arrived in Colombo (21 May 2026) on a replenishment visit, departed the...
The National Building Research Institute [NBRI] has issued Landslide Early Warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
Based on the heavy rainfall currently being received in the Kalu River Basin and the analysis of water level data...
A considerable rainfall has occurred in the catchment areas of the Aththanagalu Oya Basin as atb5.00 AM today (22). By...
A significant rainfall of nearly 300 mm has been recorded in the upper catchment areas of the Kelani River Basin....
The National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Gampaha, Kalutara and Ratnapura valid...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 22 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 22 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
A French appeals court has found Airbus and Air France guilty of manslaughter in 2009 Rio de Janeiro – Paris...
Israel has deported hundreds of foreign activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week,...
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to broaden the Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy, which was launched last year. Unlike the inaugural edition held in November...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya met with Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, at Marlborough House in London on Thursday [21 May]. The...
The execution of a Tennessee death row inmate has been postponed after staff were unable to find a vein to administer a lethal drug. Tony Carruthers,...
The President’s Fund has expressed its attention towards providing a monthly scholarship allowance for school-going children of low-income lottery sellers, as a means of supporting their...
Sri Lanka’s overall inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), rose to 4.7 percent year-on-year in April 2026, up from 2.4 percent in...
Five police officers, including a Sub-Inspector, have been arrested by the CID in connection with an alleged abduction of a wealthy businessman and robbing more than...
One in every three Sri Lankans is suffering from high blood pressure, the Ministry of Health has said, warning that hypertension-related illnesses account for nearly 34...
Friday 22nd May, 2026 The depreciation of the rupee continues, and the government is accused of making only half-hearted attempts to arrest it. The UNP has...
The Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, accompanied by his spouse, visited the Sri Dalada Maligawa...
Police yesterday announced that the closing date for applications to recruit Apprentice Police Constables, Women Police Constables, and Police Constable Drivers has been extended until June...
The Sri Lankan Government yesterday expressed deep concern over footage posted by Israeli Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir allegedly depicting the dehumanising treatment of detainees linked to the...
(The author is on X as @sasmester) On 6 May 2026, I wrote an essay in this column titled, ‘Monks, the Law and the Future of...
