An Assistant Director of the External Resources Department (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance, interdicted pending an investigation into the...
FSP accuses govt. of reducing Sri Lanka to a puppet of India by giving away sensitive data Jana Aragalaya Movement,...
“We called it ‘moon dust’,” Jeffery Camp, a 61-year-old retired military veteran who lives in Sarasota, Florida, says when describing...
The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her May Day message called upon the working people in Sri Lanka to move...
There has been violence outside an Australian hospital where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated....
Jason Holder was so omnipresent that his involvement in five dismissals enabled the Gujarat Titans (GT) to bowl Royal Challengers...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 30 April 2026, valid...
Harshitha Samarawickrama blasted an unbeaten 49 off just 29 deliveries to set up Sri Lanka’s series-clinching win over Bangladesh in...
The United States declared independence from the British crown 250 years ago – but this week, it could not get...
Oil prices have soared following reports that the US is preparing for an “extended” blockade of Iran. The global benchmark...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 29 April 2026, valid...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 01 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Kandy Additional Magistrate Nalaka Sanjeewa Weerasinghe yesterday (30) ordered the release on personal bail of Rs. 100,000 each two Excise officers charged with threatening and attempting to assault...
Indictments were served before the Colombo High Court yesterday against Bodu Bala Sena (BBS) General Secretary Ven. Galagodaaththe Gnanasara Thero over an allegedly derogatory statement about...
Friday 1st May, 2026 Two full moon Poya days fall in May 2026, and there are two schools of thought about when Vesak should be observed....
The long-awaited mutual recognition agreement on driving licences between Sri Lanka and Italy has come into effect from April, offering a permanent solution to longstanding licensing...
A proposal to establish a tobacco-free generation by prohibiting tobacco use among all individuals born after 2010 has been formally submitted to the Minister of Health,...
President of the Republic of Maldives, Dr. Mohamed Muizzu, is scheduled to undertake a State Visit to Sri Lanka from May 4 to 5, 2026, at...
Sri Lanka has climbed five places in the 2026 World Press Freedom Index, ranking 134th out of 180 countries with a global score of 40.77. The latest...
A major international clinical trial has found that a once-daily, three-in-one blood pressure pill can significantly reduce the risk of recurrent strokes among patients who have...
I was struck by the article written by MDD Pieris in The Sunday Island, under the title, “Free school uniform decision taken in minutes on a...
Police yesterday announced the implementation of a special traffic plan and enhanced security arrangements in view of May Day rallies and processions to be held across...
CEAT Kelani Holdings has strengthened its leadership in Sri Lanka’s two-wheeler tyre market with the launch of the X5 series of its premium motorcycle and scooter...
