Heavy and persistent rains lashed several parts of Sri Lanka yesterday, triggering flooding, transport disruptions, flight diversions and multiple disaster...
Twenty-one alleged underworld operatives, deported from Dubai, were taken into custody by the CID, upon their arrival at the Mattala...
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,...
Wildlife photographer and Sony International Brand Ambassador Lakshitha Karunarathna will deliver a compelling lecture titled “Wired for the Wild: Innovation, Empathy & the New Age of...
Sri Lanka’s leading integrated financial services provider, HNB FINANCE PLC celebrated the Vesak season last week with a series of religious and cultural activities under the...
Underdevelopment and the Ruhuna Diaspora In the Southern Province, comprising the districts of Hambantota, Galle and Matara, where NU grew up and had his education, the...
IPD Colombo (Pvt) Ltd. has partnered with the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT) to launch the first-ever IPD Power Systems Laboratory at the SLIIT...
This week’s attack on Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral home in Sirajganj is no mere incident but a stark symptom of Bangladesh’s deterioration. Once a cultural sanctuary, it...
(This article first appeared in The Island of 15 June 2015) Professor PB Sannasgala (1915-1997) represented a generation of our scholars steeped in what was termed Oriental learning...
Lessons from my career: Synthesising management theory with practice – Part 14 The Initiation The earlier episode described how I decided to take up the position...
Myitem.lk, a leading provider of computer products in Sri Lanka, has been recognised as the Best Customer Service and After-Sales Support Provider of the Year at...
Japan has recently released the service records of officers and soldiers before its defeat in 1945, made public on 15 May by the country’s National Archives....
Music bridged cultural divides as Colombo hosted the “Conversation and Connection” concert series on Wednesday and Thursday, celebrating the International Day for Dialogue among CivilizationsHosted by...
Voluntary Exile (1984-1989) Filling the position of chief executive officer of an organisation which had a worldwide network, with its headquarters in London, can be for...
Ladies and Gentlemen, this year, the Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians has commenced a new enterprise. It is the inauguration of a Lifetime Achievement Award with...
