By Anuradha Hiripitiyage Electricity tariffs should be reduced by between 3 and 5 percent instead of being increased by 2.88...
By S.K. Samaranayake Most Ven. Warakagoda Sri Gnanaratana Mahanayake Thera of the Asgiri Chapter has called for the immediate release...
Shreyas Iyer has returned as India’s ODI vice-captain for the upcoming five-match series against New Zealand, having missed the preceding...
Pope Leo XIV has been pictured celebrating Mass from hospital, in the first images of him released by the Vatican...
Qatar’s prime minister has announced plans to set up what he described as a “massive” solar plant in Lebanon to...
Samagi Spice Exports (Pvt) Ltd is set to introduce SPICEUP, a new Sri Lankan beverage brand, at its grand launch...
Football’s Asian Cup, hosted by Saudi Arabia, could be moved back a year to 2028 following a series of attacks...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya stated that while a country develops its roads, buildings and economy, the inner lives of...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 14 OCTOBER 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 14 October 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Due...
Missiles and drones have been intercepted over Riyadh after the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen struck a fuel depot near...
Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer but had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his...
Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has instructed officials to expedite the cleaning of canals and drainage systems to ensure the...
When Shreya Ghosal sang the national anthem in Guwahati, Harmanpreet Kaur stood still – eyes closed, lips moving in perfect sync, truly savouring each one of...
The Kenyan government has confirmed that 21 people have died following a landslide in the western part of the country after heavy rainfall. Interior Minister Kipchumba...
Near one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World – the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza – Egypt is officially opening what it intends...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan has been declared the winner of Tanzania’s presidential election, securing another term amid days of unrest across the country. Samia won 98%...
Health and Mass Media Minister Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, who was in the United Kingdom, urged Sri Lankan specialist doctors working abroad to return home and resume...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 01 NOVEMBER 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 01 November 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
A special discussion on the security of Opposition Members of Parliament was held yesterday (31) in Parliament, under the chairmanship of Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickremerathna, and...
A virtual meeting was held on 30 October on discussing the implementation of related modalities of the India-Sri Lanka power grid interconnection, the Indian High Commission...
Six major supermarket chains will, from today (01), begin charging customers for disposable shopping bags, in support of the government’s push to curb single-use plastic. In...
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday (31) ordered the release on bail of Shadhika Lakshani, the wife of notorious underworld figure ‘Backhoe Saman’, who is currently in...
The Colombo Magistrate’s Court yesterday ordered the release on bail of Neville Wanniarachchi, Chief Security Officer to former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who was arrested and remanded...
Former Chairman of the Sri Lanka State Trading (General) Corporation (STC), Hussain Ahamed Bhaila, has been arrested by the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or...
