China has declared that China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (SINOPEC) will not proceed with the USD 3.7 bn Hambantota oil...
The Sri Lanka Association of Divisional Secretaries and Assistant Divisional Secretaries (SLADA) has written to the Secretary to the President...
Spanish police have seized what is thought to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the...
Three people have died and a UK national is seriously ill in hospital after a suspected hantavirus outbreak on a...
President Donald Trump says the US struck seven Iranian “fast boats” after vowing to help stranded vessels out of the...
There were smiles at last for Mumbai Imdians (MI) on a night that hadn’t looked promising when Nicholas Pooran’s fireworks...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 04 May 2026, valid...
President of the Maldives, Dr Mohamed Muizzu, who is on a State Visit to Sri Lanka at the invitation of...
For years, India’s West Bengal state was the great exception to Narendra Modi’s political advance. His Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)...
The top half of the IPL 2026 points table is an utter logjam.Punjab Kings (PBKS), unbeaten through their first seven...
Varun Chakravarthy and Sunil Narine thrived on a slower-than-usual Hyderabad pitch to halt Sunrisers Hyderabad’s five-match winning streak in IPL...
Peshawar Zalmi were crowned PSL 2026 champions as they routed Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets on the back of Aaron...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre of the Department of Meteorology at 3.30 p.m. on 12 March 2026, valid for 13...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 13 MARCH 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 13 March 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
The Frontline Socialist Party (FSP) yesterday accused the government of trying to award another tender to the Indian company that supplied low-grade coal to the Norochcholai Power...
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs has said it is considering requests for diesel supplies from neighbouring countries, including Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and the Maldives. Speaking...
A noticeable rise in electricity consumption, particularly during the night peak hours, has been observed in recent weeks, with power sector officials attributing the trend partly...
A massive consignment of narcotics with a street value of about Rs. 10 billion, along with a cache of firearms suspected to be linked to international...
Friday 13th March, 2026 US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have not been able to stabilise the global oil market with their...
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda met with Sri Lanka Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya at ADB’s Manila headquarters recently. The meeting reaffirmed the strong development...
Efficacy measures an organisation’s capacity to achieve its mission and intended outcomes under planned or optimal conditions. It differs from efficiency, which focuses on achieving objectives...
International Day of Mathematics falls tomorrow The approximate value of Pi (π) is 3.14 in mathematics. Therefore, the day 14 March is celebrated as the Pi...
(Part I of this article appeared yesterday (March 12) Insights into a political career Prior to this period, for a very long time, Appachchi had always...
Internet Media Action (IMA) yesterday expressed profound concern over the arrest of veteran journalist Sandaruwan Senadheera, editor of the Lanka E News, at Bandaranaike International Airport...
