Proposed education reforms have drawn sharp criticism from education professionals, teacher unions and student organisations, who warned on Thursday that...
Opposition and SJB Leader Sajith Premadasa on Friday told Parliament that the Buddhism textbook contained a “serious error,” citing the...
One person has died and 300 properties have been destroyed in bushfires that have torn across south-east Australia. The fires...
Iran has warned it will retaliate if attacked by the US, as protesters defied a deadly government crackdown on Saturday...
Rescue workers are racing to find dozens of people still missing following a landslide at a landfill site in the...
US President Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a...
The US and its partner forces have carried out large-scale strikes against Islamic State (IS) group targets in Syria, the...
Georgia Wareham towered over the rest with an impressive all-round show to lead Gujarat Giants to an impressive opening match...
After a nail-biter slipped through their hands in the last over of the opening night of WPL 2026, defending champions...
That Sri Lanka is experiencing an especially nasty north-east monsoon over the past several months is clear. It washed out...
Warning for depression to the East of Sri Lanka Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre, Department of Meteorology ...
It isn’t often that India get a 22-day break from international cricket. Rarer still for the most commercially lucrative team...
Allrounders Marizanne Kapp and Annerie Dercksen were at the fore as South Africa kickstarted the women’s ODI series against England with a six-wicket win in Kimberley....
The French government has collapsed after Prime Minister Michel Barnier was ousted in a no-confidence vote. MPs voted overwhelmingly in support of the motion against him...
President Anura Kumara Dissanayake met with Parliamentarians from the Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi (ITAK) on Wednesday (04) at the Presidential Secretariat. During the discussion, the ITAK...
The World Bank has expressed its commitment to supporting the Government of Sri Lanka’s “Clean Sri Lanka” programme, as announced by World Bank Executive Director Parameswaran...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 05 December 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected in most places of the island...
‘LTTE flags displayed at 10 out of 244 Mahaveer commemorations’ Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananda Wijepala yesterday (04) told Parliament that recent investigations had...
Sri Lanka plans to attract three million tourists in 2025 and earn five billion U.S dollars, Deputy Minister of Tourism, Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe told Parliament on...
The Navy, on Tuesday (03 Dec) opened three Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants to supply clean drinking water in some parts of the Anuradhapura District. The new...
The Excise Department yesterday (04) announced that the liquor manufacturing license issued to W.M. Mendis & Co. Limited would be suspended with effect from Dec 5...
By Sanath Nanayakkare Arguments and counter-arguments on tax breaks and incentives for the construction industry – the most vulnerable industry to a financial depression – are...
AURA XIII, the annual talent show celebrating the talented chemists of the College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, was recently held at the Malalasekera...
Former Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, PC has hit back hard at those who found fault with him for referring to the LTTE as a terrorist organisation....
