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 National Building Research Organisation [NBRO] has issued landslide early warnings to the Districts of Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara...
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...
Here is the point that carries more weight than the headline PMI figures released by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. While much of April’s contraction...
Monday 18th May, 2026 The government has realised the need for a decisive intervention to curtail the burgeoning import bill, which is a drain on the...
Compensation awarded to 1,898 voluntarily retired CEB employees The government has drawn up a comprehensive plan to reduce electricity tariffs through the ongoing restructuring of the...
The Most Venerable Shasthrapathi Urulawatte Dhammarakkhitha Thera, Senior Member of the Karaka Sangha Sabha of the Asgiriya Chapter of the Siam Nikaya and Chief Incumbent of...
The 17th Kandy District National War Heroes Commemoration Ceremony was held on May 15 at the National War Heroes Monument premises in Mailapitiya, Gurudeniya. The event...
A discourse on to mark Republic Day under the theme “The Republic at 54: Envisioning the Third Republican Constitution,” will be held at 4.00 p.m. on Friday, 22...
Technical officers attached to the Central Provincial Council have warned of province-wide trade union action, including a possible total service shutdown, against what they describe as...
Sri Lanka’s rapidly rising burden of blood cancers has come into sharp focus with leading specialists warning that the country is being forced to treat thousands...
The Public Relations Association of Sri Lanka (PRASL), together with the Sri Lanka Press Institute (SLPI), has launched a comprehensive new ‘Certificate Course in Public Relations...
Sri Lanka’s national ICT solutions provider, SLT-MOBITEL, reported a robust first quarter for 2026, with consolidated revenue climbing 10.6% year-on-year to LKR 30.8 billion, driven by...
Sri Lanka’s largest state-owned lender, Bank of Ceylon (BOC), has reported a Profit Before Tax (PBT) of Rs. 28.8 billion for the first quarter of 2026,...
SriLankan Airlines says it has been hit by two separate fraud-related incidents involving overseas payments, including a suspected business email compromise in the UAE and misappropriation...
