The United Nations has pledged US$4.5 million (LKR 1.38 billion) from its Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to strengthen Sri...
The Navy headquarters yesterday announced that 2,086 personnel, including 17 officers and 2,069 senior and junior sailors, had been promoted...
The landslide early warning center of the National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has extended the Level III RED landslide early...
The handover of 35 tonnes of Russian Humanitarian Aid to Sri Lanka, recently affected by the cyclone «Ditwah», took place at ...
Sri Lanka Cricket Selection Committee has named a 15-member squad to participate in the upcoming ACC Men’s U19 Asia Cup...
New Zealand’s patchwork fast-bowling attack delivered a strong show on the opening day of the second Test in Wellington, dismissing...
India has strengthened its humanitarian support to Sri Lanka in the aftermath of Cyclone Ditwah, providing critical air assets, emergency...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center [DMC] confirms that as at 06:00AM today [10th December 2025] 639...
The Level III RED landslide early warnings issued to the Districts of Kandy, Kegalle, Kurunegala and Matale by the Landslide...
The Ministry of Education has announced that the .postponed subjects of the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be conducted from...
The Situation Report issued by the Disaster Management Center at 06:00 AM today [09th December] confirms that 635 persons have...
European leaders have said “now is a critical moment” to ramp up support for Ukraine and put pressure on Russia...
The Sri Lanka Navy seized two Indian fishing boats and apprehend eight Indian fishermen while they were poaching in Sri Lankan waters, during a special operation...
Ash Gardner shone with bat, ball and in the field as Australia chased down a modest target to seize the first points of their Ashes battle...
It looked like an ordinary murder. One hundred years ago on this day – 12 January 1925 – a group of men attacked a couple on...
Firefighters are making an all-out assault to prevent the largest of the deadly wildfires that is threatening Los Angeles from spreading into one of the city’s...
Flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the South Korean passenger plane that crashed last month stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, the country’s transport...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 January 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and...
ECONOMYNEXT –Sri Lanka’s red rice which disappeared from shop shelves after price controls were strictly enforced, was due to the ex-President Ranil Wickremesnghe distributing rice, Trade...
In a major boost for Sri Lanka’s tourism sector, international lifestyle magazine Vogue has named the country’s south coast as this winter’s hottest travel destination. The...
By Hemantha Randunu Former Lankan Ambassador to Russia, Udayanga Weeratunga, was arrested on Friday by the Mirihana Police on allegations of assault. The incident reportedly occurred...
(By Sujeeva Nivunhella reporting from London) In a musical celebration marking the 87th birth anniversary of Sri Lanka’s iconic composer Maestro Premasiri Khemadasa, British conductor Colin...
Sri Lanka is currently facing a shortage of over 3,000 Grama Niladhari (GN) officers, Minister of Public Administration, Chandana Abeyratne, said on Friday.Due to this shortage,...
The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) has called for the implementation of transparent and merit-based criteria in appointing judges to the Supreme Court. In a...
