Minister of Foreign Affairs, Vijitha Herath, held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia Andrey Rudenko at the Foreign Ministry,...
Police yesterday arrested 157 foreign nationals in connection with an alleged organised online financial scam, conducted from a hotel in...
Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been sworn in as Bangladesh’s interim leader, vowing to “uphold, support and protect the constitution”. The 84-year-old took an oath at...
What a birthday present this was for Sydney McLaughlin-Leverone. The American, who celebrated her 25th birthday on 7 August, ran a blisteringly fast race to win...
The Japan Meteorological Agency is calling on people in areas of the Nankai Trough quake’s expected hypocenter to take disaster prevention measures. It says the possibility...
Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad Yunus has returned to Bangladesh to head an interim government after weeks of student-led protests forced Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to...
Former Health Minister Keheliya Rambukwella and three other suspects implicated in the alleged importation of substandard immunoglobulin vials have been further remanded until August 22 when...
A sum of US$ 590,000 received by the “Children of Gaza Fund,” which was established by President Ranil Wickremesinghe to provide for the basic needs of...
A strong earthquake has struck southwestern Japan. The Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami advisory for coastal areas of Miyazaki, Kochi, Oita, Kagoshima and Ehime prefectures....
Sri Lanka left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama has been charged by the ICC for breaching three counts of the anti-corruption code relating to corrupt approaches in international...
Minister of Irrigation and Wildlife Conservation Pavithra Wanniarachchi has announced that she will support President Ranil Wickremesinghe, who is contesting the upcoming Presidential Election as an...
Noah Lyles’ path to the rare Olympic sprint double at Paris 2024 will not be easy. Wednesday (7 August) evening, the newly-minted “fastest man in the...
An extraordinary gazette notification was issued on Wednesday [07] bringing the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms under the purview of President Ranil Wickremesinghe....
Weather forecast issued at 05.30 a.m. on 08 August 2024 by the Department of Meteorology Several spells of showers will occur in Western, Sabaragamuwa and North-western...