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...
The US has announced a new policy that means most immigrants seeking a green card will have to leave the...
Tulsi Gabbard will resign from her position as the US director of national intelligence in the Trump administration, citing her...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched the largest and most powerful rocket in history after its highly anticipated test flight was...
Two Indian climbers have died on Mount Everest during a record-breaking period of ascents via Nepal’s southern route, as experts...
Sunrisers Hyderabad [SRH] won, and yet it didn’t feel like a win. Royal Challengers Bengaluru [RCB] lost, but it didn’t...
The warning mentioned in the flood warning message No. 01 issued for the Aththanagalu Oya basin on 22.05.2026 at about...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 23 MAY 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 23 May 2026 by the Department of Meteorology The...
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...
Dialog Axiata PLC announced its consolidated financial results for the quarter ended 31 March 2026 on Friday 15 May 2026. Financial results included those of Dialog...
Tuesday 19th May, 2026 Seventeen years have elapsed since the defeat of LTTE terrorism, which plagued the country for about a quarter century. If not for...
Political parties and families of those who perished in the final phase of the war, held remembrance events yesterday (18), including memorial gatherings, and religious ceremonies...
Reform of the Anti-Corruption Act – Part II When Sri Lanka gained Independence, the only anti-corruption legislation in force consisted of Sections 158, 159 and 160...
A student group, affiliated to the JVP/NPP government, yesterday (18) vacated state property at Malwana, following talks with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. Political sources said...
When one talks of ‘lunu-dehi’ what comes to mind is the local appetizer … to enhance the taste of our meals; but that scene has now...
The Sri Lanka-India Test series will be played in the second half of August. The exact dates for the two Tests have not yet been finalised,...
The balance of trade between Canada and Sri Lanka which is in Canada’s favour, could be developed more evenly by promoting to a greater extent trade,...
The Leader of the Abhinava Nihawal Peramuna party, Amith Weerasinghe, who was produced before the Teldeniya Magistrate’s Court today (18) by the Teldeniya Police, was ordered...
Singer/entertainer Rajiv Sebastian was booked for three shows, in the UK, but ended up doing seven, and that’s a huge vote of confidence from UK audiences/organisers....
The continued depreciation pressure on the Sri Lankan rupee is exposing deep-rooted structural weaknesses within the economy, while simultaneously creating limited opportunities for export-oriented sectors, according...
The Court of Appeal recently ordered that Palippody Jeyatheeswaran of Nochchimunai, Batticaloa, currently living at Lunchwisenstrasse 30, 8051 Zurich, Switzerland, be granted suitable alternative land, of...
