A no-confidence motion brought by the Opposition against Energy Minister Kumara Jayakody was defeated in Parliament yesterday by a majority...
Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong yesterday assured that China would not allow a fuel crisis to arise in...
The National Building Research Organization (NBRO) has issued landslide early warnings to the districts of Colombo, Galle, Kalutara, Kegalle, Nuwara-Eliya and Rathnapura effective from 1600hrs today...
USS Spruance of the United States Navy which arrived at the port of Colombo on a replenishment visit on 19 th August 2024, departed the island...
Aviation regulators in the United States have ordered airlines to carry out inspections of hundreds of Boeing 787 Dreamliners after a sudden midair dive during a...
Sanath Jayasuriya is Sri Lanka’s coach only in an interim capacity, as they prepare for their biggest Test series of the year. He was appointed after...
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed to an American “bridging proposal” for a ceasefire deal in Gaza. It...
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch and his 18-year-old daughter are among the six people missing after a luxury yacht sank off the coast of the Italian...
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 20 August 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern...
By Rathindra Kuruwita The March 12 Movement is planning to host a debate, for the first time in history, among six leading candidates contesting the Presidential Election. Rohana Hettiarachchi,...
Chinese naval training ship, PLANS Po Lang, is set to visit Sri Lanka as part of its midshipmen ocean-going training mission, China Daily reported yesterday. This...
By Rathindra Kuruwita Former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had not invited the National People’s Power (NPP) to form a government during the public protests in 2022, NPP...
By Norman Palihawadane A police sergeant and two constables had been interdicted yesterday pending investigations into their alleged involvement in killing a wild elephant in Bakamuna,...
By Norman Palihawadane Policemen attached to the Western Province – South Crimes Division raided a Kush cannabis cultivation in a two-storeyed house at Kahanthota Road in...