An outstanding fifth-wicket stand and an even better sixth-wicket partnership electrified a Sri Lanka chase and propelled them to a...
The Committee for Protecting Rights of Prisoners (CPRP) has complained to the UN regarding custodial deaths. Executive Director of the...
Several tankers carrying Iranian oil have crossed the United States blockade line in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a...
An ODI between Canada and Netherlamds in King City Toronto on Tuesday was abandoned due to a dangerous pitch. The...
Joshua Da Silva and Amir Jangoo have earned recalls to West Indies’ squad for the two-match World Test Championship series...
England’s spin attack, led by Sophie Ecclestone’s three-wicket haul, secured their second win in as many games as they beat...
Lionel Messi marked his record sixth World Cup appearance with his first hat-trick at a FIFA tournament as Argentina beat...
United States sprinter Noah Lyles has set the world’s best-ever time over the rarely-run 150 metres race, clocking 14.67 seconds...
Rumesh Tharanga will head to the Doha Diamond League as the athlete to beat following a commanding victory at the...
In the recent past, factors such as population growth, expansion of development activities, and deforestation in Sri Lanka have resulted...
Hosting the 21st Steering Committee Meeting of the Cooperative Aviation Security Programme – Asia Pacific and the 14th Regional Aviation...
The Cabinet of Ministers approved the proposal presented by the Minister of Labour to appoint a Committee comprising Senior Officials ...
More than 400 cats destined for slaughter have been rescued in Vietnam after authorities dismantled an alleged feline theft ring, an animal welfare group has said....
The “covered-up” image of a nude artefact has been withdrawn from an Indian school textbook after it sparked a massive backlash from historians and educationists. The...
Iran’s leadership is trying to present its emerging memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US not as a retreat, but as the result of resistance and...
A discussion between President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and the Circular Revision Committee appointed to review and update circulars issued under the State Lands Ordinance and the...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 17 JUNE 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 17 June 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in...
The UK’s Trade Envoy to Sri Lanka, Lord Hannett of Everton, is here for high level talks with the government and business leaders. The visit takes...
The ruling NPP is in a deepening dilemma over a hotly disputed move to extend the retirement age of superior courts judges. The party is also...
The Rainforest Trust of Sri Lanka (RToSL), is a Public Trust registered with the Public Trustee, established in 2004, to conserve and restore Sri Lanka’s fragile...
Wednesday 17th June, 2026 Some occupants of key positions in the public service unashamedly display their chameleon-like ability to adapt to changing political circumstances and please...
Easter Sunday probe: Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has moved the Court of Appeal seeking to prevent his arrest under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) in...
Gladdening was the sight at morn, For the folk of the invisible village, Of mirthful children trekking to school, And refuge did they take in the...
United Republican Front (URF) leader Patali Champika Ranawaka and URF Secretary General Bandula Chandrasekara yesterday (16) made written submissions to the Presidential Commission of Inquiry (PCoI)...
