An Assistant Director of the External Resources Department (ERD) of the Ministry of Finance, interdicted pending an investigation into the...
FSP accuses govt. of reducing Sri Lanka to a puppet of India by giving away sensitive data Jana Aragalaya Movement,...
“We called it ‘moon dust’,” Jeffery Camp, a 61-year-old retired military veteran who lives in Sarasota, Florida, says when describing...
The detained former Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved to house arrest, the country’s state media has...
Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya in her May Day message called upon the working people in Sri Lanka to move...
There has been violence outside an Australian hospital where a man suspected of murdering a five-year-old girl was being treated....
Jason Holder was so omnipresent that his involvement in five dismissals enabled the Gujarat Titans (GT) to bowl Royal Challengers...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 30 April 2026, valid...
Harshitha Samarawickrama blasted an unbeaten 49 off just 29 deliveries to set up Sri Lanka’s series-clinching win over Bangladesh in...
The United States declared independence from the British crown 250 years ago – but this week, it could not get...
Oil prices have soared following reports that the US is preparing for an “extended” blockade of Iran. The global benchmark...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 29 April 2026, valid...
An exhibition of clean hitting by Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal ensured Sai Sudarshan’s measured 100 off 58 balls ended in a losing cause as Royal...
WEATHER FORECAST FOR 25 APRIL 2026 Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 25 April 2026 by the Department of Meteorology Misty conditions can be expected at some...
Warm Weather Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre Issued at 3.30 p.m. on 24 April 2026, valid for 25 April 2026. Heat index,...
The Opposition yesterday called for the entire Cabinet-of-Ministers to accept responsibility for the coal scam. Addressing the media at the Flower Road Office of UNP leader...
The Colombo High Court yesterday ordered that the case, filed under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against Yoshitha Rajapaksa, son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa,...
A three-judge bench of the Colombo Special High Court yesterday rejected a request by former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Pujith Jayasundera to introduce additional facts...
Former Minister Johnston Fernando was yesterday granted bail by the Wattala Magistrate’s Court after being in remand custody for four months over the alleged misuse of...
Thousands of pets across Sri Lanka have been left traumatised and hearing-impaired following the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebrations, with more than 10,000 cats and...
While Advocata Institute welcomes the recent Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price increase by Litro Gas Lanka, it remains inadequate and indirectly forces Sri Lanka’s vulnerable segments...
Saturday 25th April, 2026 Another scandal has come to light and made international headlines. The illegal diversion of Treasury funds amounting to USD 2.5 million, meant...
The Central Environmental Authority (CEA) has extended the deadline for applications for the “Presidential Environment Awards – 2026” to May 15, following requests from prospective applicants....
Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne requested the High Commissioner of Pakistan to facilitate bringing to Sri Lanka the statue depicting the Buddha’s austerities (Fasting Buddha Statue), currently...
