Anuradhapura Chief Magistrate, Siyapath Sasindu Wickramaratne, on Friday (12) ordered former Atamasthanadhipathi Pallegama Hemarathana Thera, who stands accused in a...
(Asiatimes) From this week, those using private buses in Sri Lanka may face severe transport disruption, as operators in the sector...
Vinicius Jr spared Brazil the embarrassment of defeat in an opening World Cup match for the first since 1934 as...
Debutants Harsh Dubey and Gurnoor Brar claimed three wickets each, while Shubman Gill slammed a fluent 66-ball 84 not out...
President Donald Trump has said a deal to end fighting between the US and Iran is scheduled to be signed...
Australia may have come into this Women’s T20 World Cup with doubts over their invincibility after entering a tournament without...
Shermaine Campbelle converted her maiden T20I fifty into a mighty, match-seizing knock of 90 not out from 62 balls, as...
The opening T20I followed an all-too-familiar script for Sri Lanka. Heavy scoring at the top giving way to middle order...
The Landslide Early Warning Centre of the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) has issued early warnings to the Districts of...
A decision has been taken to declare a Special Dengue Prevention Week from 15 to 21 of June by the...
SpaceX has debuted on US markets with a market valuation of more than $2 trillion, minting CEO Elon Musk as...
Canada substitute Cyle Larin made an instant impact as his goal rescued a point for the co-hosts as they began...
…10% to 20% decrease on the cards By Shamindra Ferdinando The Energy Ministry couldn’t intervene in the electricity tariff revision as the exclusive authority to do...
On Duruthu Poya yesterday, the Indian High Commission in Colombo inaugurated a Mobile Exhibition Series titled ‘Buddham Sharanam Gacchami’ at Maha Bodhi Agrasrawaka Viharaya in Maligakanda....
Milinda Moragoda, founder of the Pathfinder Foundation, met Chinese Ambassador Qi Zhenghong to discuss bilateral relations between the People’s Republic of China and Sri Lanka. The...
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has summoned Jesumaney Yartan Figurado, the joint co-ordinator of the North-East Coordinating Committee (NECC) over his participation in a recent protest...
Tuesday 14th January, 2025 The Health Ministry is in the news again for all the wrong reasons. It has become a metaphor for corruption. Irrefutable evidence...
Sri Lanka has secured the position of having the third strongest passport in South Asia, according to the latest Henley Passport Index for 2025. Ranked 96th...
By Ifham Nizam In a move that is set to redefine the nation’s tourism and economic landscape, Sri Lanka marked the groundbreaking ceremony for the USD...
The Committee to Protect Journalists yesterday (13) joined 24 civil society organizations in urging recently elected President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to uphold press freedom. CPJ has...
by Jehan Perera The government has two sets of problems coming from the past, one external to it and the other internal, but both interconnected. The...
The Meda Maluwa Perahera of the historical Kelaniya Raja Maha Viharaya paraded the streets on Saturday night (11). Basnayake Nilame of the temple, Dhammika Attygalle, is...
Moscow seeks govt’s response Russia has strongly protested against the National People’s Power (NPP) government’s decision to allow anti-Russia exhibits at the ongoing World Press Photo...
A 31-year-old man who abducted an 18-year-old schoolgirl at Daulagala, Kandy, on 11 January, was taken into custody at the Ampara bus stand yesterday (13) morning....
