The NPP government is trying to maintain a balance between continuing demands for releasing north-east land held by the military...
Colombo Chief Magistrate Lahiru de Silva yesterday granted bail to Yoshitha Rajapaksa, second son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on...
The United States provided details of the 14-point memorandum of understanding it reached with Iran on Wednesday. Neither has released...
Scotland take on West Indies in Leeds at 18:30 local time (17:30 GMT) in Group 2 of the Women’s T20...
Moscow has come under the largest Ukrainian attack since the start of the full-scale war, with close to 200 drones...
Oil prices have dropped following the United States and Iran’s signing of an interim peace agreement, resuming a slide interrupted...
Leaders of the G7 have pledged at a summit in France to strengthen Ukraine’s air defences and increase pressure on...
Ghana’s fans and players celebrated wildly as Caleb Yirenkyi finished a sweeping counterattack with a tap-in goal in the fifth...
Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson, Esmaeil Baghaei, has announced that a memorandum of understanding with the United States has...
A game that began with the prospect of a chastening defeat for Pakistan at South Africa’s hands did, indeed, end...
Australia gave themselves another significant net run-rate boost by dispatching Bangladesh with ease at Headingley, restricting them to 77 for...
In overcast Headingley conditions, an all-round performance from Shafali Verma, who scored her first fifty at a T20 World Cup,...
The union representing tens of thousands of dockworkers across the US has agreed to suspend its strike while negotiations continue. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association...
By Akitha Perera Discussions between the SJB and the UNP on forming a united front for the upcoming general election had collapsed due to the actions...
By Rathindra Kuruwita There are between 15,000 and 30,000 street children in the country, according to the last study on the subject, Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa, Chairman...
Indian External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr. S. Jaishankar will pay an official visit to Sri Lanka today and meet the Sri Lankan leadership. A communique issued...
Pakistan Women 116 in 20 overs (Fatima Sana 30, Nida Dar 23, Chamari Athapaththu 3-18, Sugandika Kumari 3-19, Udeshika Prabodhani 3-20, Kavisha Dilhari 1-16) beat Sri...
by Reemus Fernando Standout performances of young prodigy Dilni Rajapaksha and hurdler Sandun Koshala earned them the best athlete titles as St. Joseph Vaz’s College, Wennappuwa...
The Election Commission of Sri Lanka, on Thursday (3) announced that that steps would be taken to hold the Local Government Elections as soon as the...
HRCSL directs CID to speed up probe into exam paper leak The Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka (HRCSL) yesterday (03) announced that the Criminal Investigation...
By Saman Indrajith Former MP Rajika Wickremesinghe and Daham Sirisena, the son of former President Maithripala Sirisena, have joined the Mawbima Janatha Party (MJP), led by...
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has cancelled the pensions of its Governors.Under the previous rule, any individual appointed as CBSL Governor from 01 Jan. 1998...
Friday 4th October, 2024 Much is being spoken these days about the need to eliminate corruption, which has eaten into the vitals of Sri Lankan society....
by Neville Ladduwahetty One of the subjects President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is responsible for is agriculture. On the other hand, subjects such as food security and...
