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...
A Russian language course aimed at expanding education and employment opportunities has been formally launched through an agreement signed between the National Institute of Language Education...
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) joined the global Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement on May 8 in commemorating World Red Cross and Red...
Srimani Athulathmudali wanted me but Richard Pathirana prevailed Before, I leave this chapter, I thought it would be appropriate to say something about the Minister and...
When Sri Lankans were rushing to train stations to go home to celebrate Sinhala and Hindu New Year on April 14, 2026, Vietnam’s Paramount Leader and...
By Uditha Devapriya Last year, the Open Society Foundations (OSF) launched the Seven Cities Fellowship, focusing on public intellectuals from seven countries: Argentina, Indonesia, Lebanon, Nigeria,...
May 12 marked the commemoration of the 109th birth anniversary of Al Haj M.A.Bakeer Markar, who was considered the foremost son of the Beruwala community as...
“The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters” Antonio Gramsci, (around 1930). Reflection on W.B.Yeats...
Late Thursday morning, 10 days after the count, Kerala finally heard the referee’s whistle. Top enablers at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi have finalized the selection...
Two retired army personnel have been arrested in Kandy town for the possession of an ancient, gold-plated Buddha statue believed to be around 300 years, police...
A visiting Chinese parliamentary delegation has reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to strengthening bilateral and parliamentary ties with Sri Lanka, while commending the island nation’s ongoing development efforts...
The Ceylon Journal’s fourth installment (Vol. 2 No. 2) was published at a poignant moment in Sri Lankan history. The Cyclone Ditwah has caused the demise...
Prime Minister Modi’s BJP scored a massive victory in the April State Assembly election in West Bengal. With the victory in West Bengal, the BJP now...
