Investigations have revealed that the government’s controversial easing of environmental regulations appears closely aligned with the interests of a small...
The UK has pledged £1 million (around $1.3 million) in aid to support victims of Cyclone Ditwah, following Acting High...
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the proposal submitted by the Prime Minister to recruit 2,284 to the government...
On a request made by the government of Sri Lanka, the Asian Development Bank has given its concurrence to provide...
Adhering to the broad plan of the Government to reach the objective of accomplishing 70% of the country’s electricity supply...
The Government of Sri Lanka has signed a financial agreement with the International Development Association of the World Bank Group...
At least 34 people have died and dozens more are injured after air strikes from Myanmar’s military hit a hospital...
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, who has been in hiding for months, has told the BBC that she knows...
Despite a bright bowling performance from the West Indies seamers, half-centuries from New Zealand’s Devon Conway and Mitchell hay extended...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center at 0600 AM today [11th December 2025] confirms that there has...
The United States has seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, where President Donald Trump has been threatening...
The International Olympic Committee says it will announce eligibility criteria for transgender athletes early next year, after months of deliberation...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa...
President Anura Kumara Disanayake departed the country a short while ago to commence a four-day state visit to the People’s Republic of China. Undertaken at the...
…10% to 20% decrease on the cards By Shamindra Ferdinando The Energy Ministry couldn’t intervene in the electricity tariff revision as the exclusive authority to do...
On Duruthu Poya yesterday, the Indian High Commission in Colombo inaugurated a Mobile Exhibition Series titled ‘Buddham Sharanam Gacchami’ at Maha Bodhi Agrasrawaka Viharaya in Maligakanda....
Milinda Moragoda, founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, met Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenghong to discuss bilateral relations between the People’s Republic of China and Sri Lanka. The...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned Jesumaney Yartan Figurado, the joint co-ordinator of the North-East Coordinating Committee (NECC) over his participation in a recent protest...
Tuesday 14th January, 2025 The Health Ministry is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. It has become a metaphor for corruption. Irrefutable evidence...
Sri Lanka has secured the position of having the third strongest passport in South Asia, according to the latest Henley Passport Index for 2025. Ranked 96th...
By Ifham Nizam In a move that is set to redefine the nation’s tourism and economic landscape, Sri Lanka marked the groundbreaking ceremony for the USD...
The Committee to Protect Journalists yesterday (13) joined 24 civil society organizations in urging recently elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to uphold press freedom. CPJ has...
by Jehan Perera The government has two sets of problems coming from the past, one external to it and the other internal, but both interconnected. The...
The Meda Maluwa Perahera of the historical Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya paraded the streets on Saturday night (11). Basnayake Nilame of the temple, Dhammika Attygalle, is...
