… as Lakvijaya falters, power plants need over 2 mn litres of fuel daily By Shamindra Ferdinando The SJB yesterday (06) said that...
UN Women Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific, Christine Arab, concluded a two-day official visit to Sri Lanka (25–26 March),...
Approval has been granted at the Cabinet Meeting held on 30-03-2026 to provide relief by granting up to rupees 20/-...
The Cabinet of Ministers has approved the resolution furnished by the President in his capacity as the Minister of Digital...
The Galle fort which has been declared as a World Heritage by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization...
Seven players from the Eritrean football squad that scored a historic victory in Eswatini last week have failed to return...
The Artemis II astronauts are bound for Earth after conducting a historic lunar fly by and witnessing a total solar...
Matheesha Pathirana and Wanidu Hasaranga are among 15 Sri Lankan players under central contracts yet to take their mandatory fitness...
On the apparent northward relative motion of the sun, it is going to be directly over the latitudes of Sri...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 06 April 2026, valid...
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to attack civilian infrastructure inside Iran, including bridges and power plants, if the...
Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] razed Chennai Super Kings’ [CSK] attack and the record books, in front of their...
Despite losing eight matches chasing out of nine, Rajasthan Royals (RR) decided to chase one last time and came out victors with 17 balls to spare....
IP addresses traced to Germany and Netherlands A major investigation was underway into a death threat Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya had received via email, Public...
Ramith Rambukwella has been named as a suspect in a corruption case involving his father, former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella. Colombo Chief Magistrate Thanuja Lakmali yesterday...
The US Embassy in Sri Lanka says it has observed a recent increase in social media accounts impersonating its officials. It has said in a media...
ILM Shipping has formally entered into a strategic partnership with Hambanthota International Port Group [HIPG] to provide customer service support through a newly established team of...
There hadn’t been a previous instance of India having to contradict a sitting US President, literally, to his face. But, the swift Indian rejection of President...
Summa Navaratnam passed away on October 19, 2023. May 21, 2025 marks his 100th birth anniversary. My first interactions with Mr. Summa Navartnam was in 1977...
Wednesday 21st May, 2025 The battle raging over local councils has taken a nasty turn. The government and the Opposition are pulling out all the stops...
The election of the JVP/NPP leader as the executive president of Sri Lanka was no doubt momentous, perhaps, second only to the election of Ranasinghe Premadasa...
The United States isn’t the first country to wrestle with the idea of enforcing a single national language. In fact, two Asian democracies—India and Sri Lanka—offer...
Former Yahapalana Minister Chandrani Bandara (UNP) has been indicted before the Colombo High Court for abuse of power and corruption. The Commission to Investigate Allegations of...
The Hayleys Group delivered a year of exceptional growth and profitability, recording a 40% y-o-y increase in Profit Before Tax to Rs. 35.37 bn during the...
