New controversy erupts over missing USD 2.5 mn: Public interest activist Nagananda Kodituwakku has sought citizenship details of Finance Ministry...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake handing over a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhiya in Anuradhapura to Ven Bhikku Pannakara (Sue...
Pope Leo XIV demands the release of imprisoned journalists in the first news conference of his pontificate Addressing the world’s media in Vatican City, he says...
The US and China have agreed a deal that will significantly cut the import tariffs, or taxes, both sides have imposed on one another for a...
Pope Leo XIV appealed for “no more war” in a message to world powers during his first Sunday address at the Vatican. Reflecting on current conflicts,...
Hamas says it will release Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who is believed to be the last living captive with US nationality in Gaza, as a part...
In her Vesak day message, Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya wished that this Vesak celebration be a blessed one filled with kindness and compassion towards all...
Parallel with the State Vesak Festival that commenced on Saturday (10) in the Nuwara Eliya District, a special waste management initiative has been launched under the...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake in his Wesak Day message says that all Sri Lankans should unite with determination and diligence to achieve the vision of “A...
The Presidential Secretariat has organised a series of events to mark this year’s Vesak festival under the patronage of the Presidential Secretariat. A Bakthi Ghee recital...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 12 MAY 2025 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 12 MAY 2025 by the Department of Meteorology Showery condition is expected to be enhanced...
Suicide of sexually abused student: Ceylon Teachers’ Union General Secretary Joseph Stalin has called for an investigation into a complaint that a group of teachers at...
Twenty-one passengers were killed and 35 others were injured in a tragic road accident in the early hours of yesterday. An SLTB bus plunged into a...
The Colombo Magistrate yesterday (11) granted bail to popular actress Semini Iddamalgoda, arrested in connection with several warrants issued over alleged non-payment of dues. She was...