Pressure mounts on govt. over Easter Sunday carnage The Catholic Church intends to formally request President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this...
Police Headquarters yesterday said that 70 people were killed in road accidents and drowning incidents during the traditional New Year...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 3.30 p.m. on 20 April 2026, valid for...
Dasun Shanaka has received a one-year ban from participating in the Pakistan Super League [PSL] following a review of his...
Nahid Rana’s five-wicket haul followed by Tanzid Hasan’s fiery half-century got Bangladesh a six-wicket win against New Zealand. The home...
Sharmin Akhter’s 86 helped Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by three wickets in the first Women’s ODI in Rajshahi, which was...
Advisory for Severe Lightning Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 12.00 noon 20 April 2026 valid...
Global oil prices have jumped after US President Donald Trump said its navy had intercepted and seized an Iran-flagged cargo...
New Zealand has declared a state of emergency in its capital city Wellington as torrential rain and flash flooding drenched...
The US has intercepted an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf as part of its naval blockade, Donald Trump has...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 19 April 2026, valid...
The remains of at least 50 infants and six adults have been dumped at a graveyard in Trinidad and Tobago,...
Parliamentary staff members are contemplating trade union action in protest against what they describe as a downward revision of their allowances. The salary revision, as detailed...
Japan has funded a project to strengthen Sri Lanka’s commitment to tackling GBV (gender-based violence) and ensuring that survivors were not left without access to critical...
Outgoing US Ambassador Julie Chung has stated that Sri Lanka needs to train its citizens not only for the jobs of the future, but also for...
A direct air service between Tiruchirappalli in Tamil Nadu and Jaffna in Sri Lanka officially commenced on 30 March 2025, marking the first such connection between...
Power, Culture, and Historical Memory: History, broadly defined, is the study of the past. It is a crucial component of the production and reproduction of culture....
As agreed with the Sri Lanka Banks’ Association (Guarantee) Ltd. (SLBA), to provide relief measures to affected SMEs by licensed commercial banks and licensed specialised banks,...
106th Hill Country Battle of the Blues Arch rivals Trinity College Kandy and St. Anthony’s College Katugastota have remained as two of the highest ranked schools...
Wednesday 2nd April, 2025 Petrol was unavailable at some filling stations yesterday as their stocks had not been replenished in anticipation of a petrol price reduction....
A forgotten story (part 1) Colombo High Court Judge Adithya Patabendi, on March 27, 2025, acquitted former ASP Kulasiri Udugampola, who had been indicted over the...
Deputy Minister of Labour Mahinda Jayasinghe, and spokesman for Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickremaratne, yesterday (01) emphasised that there was absolutely no basis for concerns expressed by...
Authors: Directors of Solar Village SDG CIC www.solarvilllagesdg.org I.M. Dharmadasa (Emeritus Professor), Nilmini Roelens (Solicitor) and Saroj Pathirana (Journalist) The purpose of this article is to...
Eksath Janaraja Peramuna leader Patali Champika Ranawaka yesterday (01) alleged that the real, but suppressed, reason for the countrywide power outage on February was a defect...
