Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
Iran has executed two men convicted of being members of the banned People’s Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK) opposition group,...
An earthquake in Afghanistan has killed eight members of the same family when their home collapsed in the Gosfand Dara...
Iraq’s qualification for the FIFA World Cup 2026 has completed the lineup of 48 nations for the tournament hosted by...
A total of 365 US service members have been wounded in action since the start of the US-Israeli war with...
The head of Italy’s football federation (FIGC) has resigned, falling on his sword after the men’s national team failed to...
Iranian forces have said they struck down two fighter jets belonging to the United States military, one over the southwest...
Nasa has shared the first high-resolution images of the Earth taken by the Artemis II crew as they head on...
With the US-Israeli war with Iran waging on, the White House earlier announced that it will ask the US Congress...
Punjab are the Kings of 200 plus chases in the IPL. They’d done it eight times before Friday night, and...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 03 April 2026, valid...
The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) on Friday announced that it is making significant progress toward launching the Maha Oya Pumped Storage Hydropower Project, Sri Lanka’s first-ever...
Fifty new signal towers in poor reception areas From June this year, mobile phone users in Sri Lanka will be able to retain their existing numbers...
by Rex Clementine Champions Trophy, one of cricket’s biggest showpiece events is underway in Pakistan and Dubai, but conspicuous by their absence are Sri Lanka –...
The death occurred on Thursday morning of Mrs. Gnana Moonesinghe, 89, wife of the late Mangala Moonesinghe, long serving MP and Sri Lanka’s former High Commissioner...
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced in the House on Friday that the security-related requests made to him by MPs have been referred to the Acting IGP....
New Democratic Front (NDF) General Secretary Shyamila Perera has strongly denied recent rumours suggesting that UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe is preparing to return to Parliament through...
by Rajan Philips President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has delivered an excellent first budget. It could easily be described as the best budget so far this century...
A lot of wisdom dawns after the fact; and this is what we have seen in the James Bond-style drama that unfolded in Hultsdorf on Wednesday...
By Amal Jayasinghe Pics by Ishara Kodikara Sri Lanka’s main elephant orphanage marked its 50th anniversary on Sunday february 16 with a fruit feast for the...
In a bid to enhance Sri Lanka’s media industry, Mark and Comm reaffirmed its commitment to fostering a strong and independent press. Managing Director Thanzyl Thajudeen...
By Anura Gunasekera Commencing with Premakeerthi de Alwis in 1986 and concluding with Lasantha Wickrematunge in 2009, 40 accredited Sri Lankan journalists and media personnel, 31...
On the occasion of Saudi Arabia’s 2025 Founding Day, Ambassador Khalid Hamoud Alkahtani expressed the Kingdom’s pride in its history and future aspirations. Celebrated annually on...
