Interdicted Deputy Director at the National Hospital, Sri Lanka (NHSL) Dr. Rukshan Bellana yesterday (29) alleged that the powers that...
BIA unions, including those affiliated to political parties, are demanding bonuses equal to five months’ basic salaries. A group of...
Donald Trump said he hoped to reach phase two of the Gaza peace plan “very quickly”, as he warned Hamas...
Bangladesh’s first female prime minister Khaleda Zia has died at the age of 80 after suffering from a prolonged illness....
President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s...
After three one-sided, low-scoring encounters, the fourth T20I between India and Sri Lanka exploded into a run-fest in Thiruvananthapuram, with...
Polls have opened in Myanmar’s first general election since the country’s military toppled Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s democratically...
Family sources have confirmed that the interment of singer Latha Walpola will be performed at the General Cemetery Borella on...
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has been jailed for 15 years for abuse of power and money laundering, in...
New York has woken up to its heaviest snowfall in nearly four years after a winter storm blanketed parts of...
Thousands of flights have been cancelled and delayed in the United States due to winter storm Devin, airline monitoring website...
Thailand and Cambodia said they have signed a ceasefire agreement to end weeks of fierce fighting along their border that...
Samoa batter Darius Visser has broken the men’s T20I record for most runs in an over, against Vanuatu in the T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Region...
A body recovered near the luxury yacht which sank off the coast of Sicily is believed to be that of chef Recaldo Thomas. The Canadian-Antiguan national was...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 21 August 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and...
by Shamindra Ferdinando The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it did not scrutinise the agreements various political parties entered into in the run-up to the presidential...
The Indian High Commission said that the government of India had extended a grant assistance of USD 63.65 million to the government of Sri Lanka for...
In a significant step towards enhancing services for survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) in Sri Lanka, 278 computers were officially handed over to the Ministry of...
Arleigh-Burke class guided missile Destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) departed the Colombo harbour yesterday (20). The vessel arrived at the Port of Colombo on a replenishment...
… insists on continuation of IMF programme Former Central Bank Governor Dr. Indrajit Coomaraswamy has recently said the next new government’s slogan should be ‘consensus and...
Since May 2022, Japan has been providing grant assistance in response to the unprecedented economic crisis that compelled the government to officially accept bankruptcy status in...
Petronet LNG Limited (PLL), India, and LTL Holdings Limited, Sri Lanka, yesterday (20) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for LNG Infrastructure Development and LNG Supply...
Erik Solheim, International Advisory Council Member, Geopolitical Cartographer, is in Colombo to attend the inaugural Central Asia Forum, titled ‘A Gateway to New Horizons,’ scheduled to...
Wednesday 21st August, 2024 The Election Commission (EC) has set a cap on campaign expenditure at Rs. 109 per voter, and now presidential candidates are legally...
